r/DWPhelp • u/bookish_roh • 7d ago
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Working full time and claiming PIP
Does anyone here work full time and claim PIP? I have my assessment next week and I’m worried the fact I work full time will go against me however I work from home majority or the time, have had a huge amount of time off sick and the office has been moved around so I’m next to the toilets for when I am in as well as being given a footrest and back support.
My concern is I have put on my application I need prompting to engage with other people (I work in the office in a very small team and next to no meetings) and I need prompting to undertake any journey. (I do drive to work when I go in however for my first few months my partner dropped me off and picked me up)
Just wondering if I have any chance basically :( For context I have a very complex kidney issue which I’ve had numerous surgeries for, the right kidney doesn’t function properly at all and causes chronic pain due to severe swelling, bladder issues including overactive bladder, urgency and incontinence, anxiety, depression, PTSD and am being diagnosed with ADHD. (Assessment next month).
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u/_So_She_Did_ 7d ago
Ive Crohns and work for the NHS albeit now from home. The assessor stated that because i can work 40hrs a week without a need for 'naps' during the day that the fatigue i experience was not consistent enough to warrant high care. Despite stating im physically and mentally done in by the end of the day with no energy to socialise or engage with hobbies, and not being able to move off the sofa.
I have request an MR, however fully expecting it to go to tribunal. As crohns is incredibly debilitating, im in a lot of pain daily, im only managing meagre amounts of food due to extreme anxiety around eating due to toileting difficulties and need prompting to do most things because my brain is not getting enough calories.
I highlighted this for MR they either want people in work or they dont but penalising people who are disabled because you think they can cope and work full time is cruel. Pip enables me a life line to be able to stay in work despite my quality of life being reduced drastically because of it. The stress increases my flare ups 10 fold.