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Old 12-01-2017, 20:06   #174
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Re: Worrying news for ESA claimants converting from DLA to PIP.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
You've hit the nail on the head, which is why those turned down should always appeal.

The whole system is a farcical mess, driven by a lot of people working in it with the repugnant, discriminatory and baseless assumptions that the severely disabled are all too used to.

If karma does actually exist, it would be an excellent learning tool for some individuals.
I know someone who had the appeal but an hour before the hearing citizens advice phones to say that the judge wanted more evidence and the hearing had been adjourned. They were also advised to withdraw the appeal as they had a high chance of losing other parts of the PIP claim that they had already been awarded. In my eyes this was a threat. The advice was from the judge given to citizens advice.
So after being awarded indefinite DLA with the mobility component and having it for 12 years, they now have gone through so much that they withdrew the appeal as the risk was too high to lose everything. So when people talk of it being easy to appeal it is definitely not. They don't make it easy, there is hardly any advice and you have to be lucky to get a nice judge.

They now have no car and require help from family to get to places.

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