Do you claim the UK crip benefit called the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)? Or something like it? How is it for you?

My claim's now with the Dweep (Department for Work and Pensions, DWP) who'll decide how much to pay me. So many people hsve stories to tell about PIP.

As you know I (a UK citizen) am in the process of claiming the crip benefit called the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). ( cut for words about money )

As you know I (a UK citizen) am in the process of claiming the crip benefit called the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)/. ( cut for words about money )

As you know I (a UK citizen) am in the process of claiming the crip benefit called the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)/. ( cut for words about money )

As you know I (a UK citizen) am in the process of claiming the crip benefit called the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)/. ( cut for words about money )

As you know I (a UK citizen) am in the process of claiming the crip benefit called the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)/. ( cut for words about money )

This post took ages to complete because my disabled hands made it hard to put in the clickable links. Now thanks to my live-in IT support, here goes...

Here in Britain we cips are invited to claim the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). ( Cut for words about money )

Many of us in the UK claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). So it's personal to hear today's news about ESA. ESA benefit payments: Re-tests axed for chronically ill claimants.

Thoughts and feelings?

Here in Britain, people are being made to change from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This means that our Govt saves money. It also means that several doors close for us.

If you can walk 20 metres, you don't get the 'enhanced rate' of PIP. That's far more stringent than DLA. Under DLA you got the ' ( Read more... )

Here in Britain, for the last few years our system of welfare benefits has been in the news. ( Cut for triggers )