To be delighted PIP assessments are to be face to face?

I was thinking the same. Have they got the staff and the buildings etc?

Good grief, my son is autistic and struggles dreadfully out of his safe space. It will change nothing except make him very distressed. Still if It keeps people like the OP happy I guess that’s okay

Good luck to the assessor getting any info from him….he will have his head inside his top. He certainly will not engage with them.

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It might be a good thing if a)staff are available to do it and b) if it makes the assessments more thorough and organised so that it cuts down on the number of failed first assessments that go to appeal. The heartache and stress caused by the crap assessment/turn down on some pathetic technicality/wait/wait/wait/appeal/be without benefit worry/wait/wait/reinstate and back date PIP cycle is enormous.

Why are you DELIGHTED, Op?

The only thing that often protects PIP claims is when you're offered the option to have a recorded phone call, for admission in tribunals.

Are you DELIGHTED that people like me, who find transport so overwhelming we pull our hair and skin off will have to go and show that we pull our hair and skin off?

Are you DELIGHTED that people like me who have conditions that can be fine one day can cause chronic flair ups for the rest of the week might not have our struggles observed?

Are you DELIGHTED that people like me who can't get words out when they're faced with conflict, will be caused trauma because we will be in a position where we have to get our words out in order to have financial stability?

You seem awful, if those delight you.

This it will make no difference, just cost more

The do a mix of f2f, video calls, telephone calls or just paper assessments

Lol I applied for pip years ago, had a face to face assessment. They said I couldn't possibly struggle with eating as I was a perfectly healthy weight.

I had been diagnosed with anorexia. I was in active treatment at eating disorder clinic... And was not at all a healthy weight.

They also said I was well kept. I was in my pyjamas. I was also having to wear an adult nappy at the time due to the effects of the anorexia... But nope, no problems with toileting either. 0 on everything.

Face to face assessments don't stop the assessors lying out their arses.

I didn't tackle it at the time but eventually did get awarded PIP later, when I had support to apply and complain about the bare faced lies the assessors wrote.

Depends really. I've got a relative with a life limiting, degenerative illness. At one point she had 3 assessments in 18 months. Then they were yearly. It was a waste of everyone's time and weirdly she was worse everytime. I think shes got a lifetime award now. No idea if that will change.

Yes because it will make things harder for some claimants. Eg someone in a psychotic break would probably want to avoid the government, and will end up having their income cut for months while it is resolved

I thought it always was. I see assessment centres in my area?!

Nosey much. Get a life

Of course it should be face to face and regular. Anything that is state funded by tax should be rigorously reviewed on a regular basis. Not to catch out those that need it but to catch those that don’t.

Where will they get the staff?! also pointless for a lot of claims. My sons disability is outlined in his diagnosis letter. No point wasting my time having someone come to my home to see if he's actually non verbal or not.

yes they absolutely should be face to face and home visits where necessary

but also well trained staff, they whole process needs to change some of the questions are ridiculous

No it won't. The assessors falsify paperwork.

That's where a whistleblowing portal should be used - if this is genuine of course/

The last F2F I had ended up in an appeal.
They acknowledged I wouldn't be able to travel so they came to me, then I lost points because they saw me walk.
How the hell else would I get to the door to let them in?

They used to be in person.
Someone I know would come back from running his tours in India to attend them.

Wha about people that struggle with face to face?, do we just get ignored then?. It sounds like they just want to kick everyone who isn't outwardly disabled off.

I don’t really mind a face to face. For my ds it’s likely he would be considered far more disabled than I would be able to convey. He’s unusual in that he’s probably enjoy the outing. It does cost money to take time off to go with him, though, and presumably everyone else applying will have a related expense to attending. Would that be reimbursed or just another bit lost to the household?

Yes it will but it’s a people pleaser, pacifies the baying mobs.

There is no intention to catch out people who don’t need money. The intention is to grow the size of benefits and give out even more free money, while those being taxed go without.

Yeah they will still be paid. Pip is already extended about a year due to backlog during reassessment so it will most likely be extended another 2/3 years if everyone has face to face as a lot will have to be home visits and there are not enough staff

Won’t the cost of this outweigh the benefits of “catching people out?” It seems the optics are more important than the cost.

Will claimants already in the system still continue to be paid if there are delays due to this requirement?

You do pip aswell. Don't believe people like this on the Internet they're full of shit