Here we go again. In order to get Higher rate PIP you have jumped through a number of hoops and will have to do so quite frequently. The process can take over a year if you need to go all the way to tribunal and get what you need.
Then they’re saying percentages for mental health. I bet they’ve simply sliced the number of claimants by each mental health without looking for comorbidities that would otherwise affect your ability to get around. These include things like an autistic former soldier who lost limbs as part of an ied attack.
Obviously this is geared up for people to post in Motability and PIP facebook groups and to gain a lot of reads from people understanding just what they’re indignant about, plus a lot of responses on it’s own social media channels, again gaining traction and increasing sponsorship/advertising revenues.
My personal fear is that this further motivates DWP to be even more harsh to those going through the assessment/review process.
I'm Autistic, if I say something you find offensive, please let me know, I can guarantee it was unintentional.
I'll try to give my honest opinion but am always open to learning.
Mark