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To report dishonestly claiming PIP benefit

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JellyBeans169 · 27/05/2025 23:32

she is dishonestly claiming high rate daily and high rate mobility PIP allowance. She exaggerates all her ‘illnesses’ and ‘pain’ to ensure she keeps this allowance. I have heard this from her own mouth that she is NOT entitled to high rate of daily or mobility allowance. She has been reported before and manages to lie her way out of it. constantly lying about what she can and cannot do - which from my experience around her she can achieve it all. She walks her kids to school over 2 miles a day, she does all the house shopping, she jumps around on the kids trampoline, she takes the 2 dogs for a walk every week, she has 2 younger children at home that she can physically cope with on her own.

should I report her?

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Miley23 · 27/05/2025 23:39

Lavender14 · 27/05/2025 23:36

I'm not sure what you think reporting her will do since she's obviously supplied sufficient medical notes from professionals to state she is entitled.

I work with a lot of people who appear not to be in need of pip, but on their bad days they absolutely would be. And since its a blanket benefit you either have or don't have they can't exactly just claim for the days when they can't leave the house. In my experience it's a difficult benefit to get for genuine claimants as it is.

I wouldn't report her but you're clearly not a friend to her either so just distance yourself.

People are only awarded points if the descriptor applies for 50% of the time though so they have to be having difficulties on the majority of days.

Lavender14 · 27/05/2025 23:38

Also just to say, I've worked with lots of people who felt they didn't deserve pip. I disagreed and feel as a professional they absolutely did deserve it. Sometimes people don't like to appear weak, some people will say inflammatory things to create a reaction, some people just don't want to get into their medical history.

Bridgetjonesheart · 27/05/2025 23:37

Hmmm it’s very difficult to be awarded PIP without strong supporting evidence. They definitley don’t just give it out willy nilly so something is off.

Lavender14 · 27/05/2025 23:36

I'm not sure what you think reporting her will do since she's obviously supplied sufficient medical notes from professionals to state she is entitled.

I work with a lot of people who appear not to be in need of pip, but on their bad days they absolutely would be. And since its a blanket benefit you either have or don't have they can't exactly just claim for the days when they can't leave the house. In my experience it's a difficult benefit to get for genuine claimants as it is.

I wouldn't report her but you're clearly not a friend to her either so just distance yourself.

Miley23 · 27/05/2025 23:36

Presumably she would have had to provide extensive medical evidence to be awarded it in the first place?

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JellyBeans169 · 27/05/2025 23:33

Yes 100% this is dishonestly claiming she is not entitled to any of it and had admitted to numerous people/family members that she should not be getting it.

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