PIP for ADHD

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Been in the news this morning as labour looking to slash benefits bills the cost is enormous and growing.

One of the main points discussed was getting PIP for ADHD I did not think this was possible …🤔.

We are taxed more than ever so cuts will abve to be made but surely this is madness giving out PIP for ADHD …there are genuine claims but… they said there are a 1000 new people per day now claiming PIP…so those on the make are going to spoil or for genuine a claims but something is very wrong 😦with the benefits system.

The numbers we are spending on benefits are incredible …let’s see what they slash but cuts are coming under Labour as it’s got out of hand.

Do you live with that person who is young, fit, blah blah blah? Then the chances are that you have no idea of his day, to day life, or struggles.

And this thread is the proof as to why the likes of Trump got in, increasingly more European countries are moving to the right and we are in a mess.

If you dare to ask why benefits are so high you get set upon….this is alway the defence when someone dares to ask oh it’s straight out the DM playbook yada, yada…

You can’t don’t dare ask or question about benefits…well that no longer flies as lots are fed up and scared to ask as this thread shows time and again you get nasty and rude answers…and arms and legs added !

Well some are in for a rude awakening…akin to how rude many have been for dared to be questioned about how tax payers money is funding so many benefits….

What’s happens to people who aren’t under a consultant? My son was disagnosed autistic at 6 and discharged on diagnosis. he is severe enough that he attends a special school and has ehcp so we have all that as evidence at the minute. It would be my absolute dream that he could hold down a job and work full time but it’s looking unlikely. As an adult he’ll have no evidence

when you ask a question generally you pay attention to the answers and learn from them. Sadly it seems your incapable of that and just want to have a pile on about the people who dare claim benefits to help them live.

55% of the benefits bill is for pension, pension credit and related benefits.

aAre you going to go after pensioners too or just those you seem to have made up disabilities?

Jog on …

He will he will be able to use the evidence from school and if he goes onto maybe college you can use this as evidence, not everything has to be from medical professionals,but your Gp can also provide evidence.

You will be in for a rude awakening if you are unlucky enough to have a life changing accident or develop a condition or have a child with autism or another condition

No they didn’t. It’s a payment to offset the costs of being disabled by a condition that a non disabled person does not have to incur.

I have ASD/ADHD and it doesn’t impact me financially; my younger DS has ASD but again it does not disable him in a way that costs us additional money. However, my DD has ASD/ADHD/and a multitude of MH issues that DO disable her.

The PIP covers specialist therapy, the £100pcm cost of medications that were crippling (until GP recently agreed to take shared care and prescribe on the NHS); it covers taxis to/from tech college if I am not available to collect her f she has a MH crisis; it contributes to the petrol I spend taking her. I am unable to get a FT job due to her needs, so have no income of my own, nor can I claim carers allowance as I am a FT student (based at home, utterly flexible but it bars me from claiming) and nor would I necessarily want to as DH has a great job but the impact is that I personally am out of pocket… so being able to pay for her meds, travel, therapy out of this money is helpful.

Any money left over after these costs goes into her personal account to buy clothes and give a measure of independence (she can go to the cinema with a friend and pay her way). We view it as money that will scaffold her into independence and are hoping that when her current award runs out in 4-5years she may not need PIP anymore - largely because of the impact this money has had on helping her manage and adapt to her disability (she is going to university this year and has career ideas where accommodations might easily be made for her).

I do, however, support a review to ensure that this is precisely the way it is used so that those who will need it for life can have access to it, and those who are playing the system weeded out.

I will never understand those with a mindset, that would be gleeful to see vulnerable members of Society, further disadvantaged. So many people begrudging others perceived benefits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9dgwe1q27o

I’m just thinking of say in 30 years time when he’s been out of school for years what do we use as evidence? He barely sees the gp as he refuses to go

The National Autistic Society can probably help with signposting to support to claim

Just how are low earners supposed to be pay more tax? People on minimum wage are often worse off than people on benefits. Not that I want to detail the thread, as Pip isn't to do with being able to work.

As I said in my original post, I’m not having a dig at those who claim. I have an issue with who is actually profiting from it. Have a look at the CEOs of Motability and how much public money was being funnelled off. Do you think it’s right that tax payer money should be funnelled off to line the already rich’s pockets further?

You're just repeating yourself.

Do you want to reply to some of the comments? Without just repeating your Op?

I’ve said why I’ve got to say my issue is not with bona fide people it’s is those gaming the system ….they need to be weeded out. They exist despite what many on here seem to think.

The tax burden is now so high and it’s not helping anyone …

Well at least we know you were only posting to get validation of your uninformed opinion. Thanks for confirming.

You had an opportunity to learn more about the system and the specific condition you think is a joke. You decided not to, which is a shame. But I guess that wasn't the purpose of the thread...

I would happily see an alternative but I think it would be naïve to suggest that any scheme the involved the exchange of goods for cash will not benefit a fat cat somewhere.

Perhaps if the UK actually made corporations pay their taxes instead of finding loopholes to avoid tax the cats wouldn’t be so fat. But that’s naïve too - the cats would simply raise their prices - look at the record profits being made out of the cost of living crisis.

That’s utter bollocks.

There was a lady on another thread that said she claims PIP, and has ADHD.... but her PIP is for her other conditions and not ADHD. But, you list all conditions on PIP forms, so her claim would be in the figures for claiming for ADHD.

In any case, PIP is awarded based on how you are affected by your disability, and not what the name of it is. And, it is notoriously hard to claim. You need a lot of evidence. You can't just go to the GP, get given pills and then money. The whole process is stressful there are a great many people who would be entitled to it but are put off by it all (I am one of them).

It’s extremely difficult to qualify for PIP, I’d guess that those getting it for ADHD also have other issues.

@ItGhoul It’s been in the newspapers and mainstream tv channels this morning …🙂the amount spent on new cars funded/financed by benefits…

£1700 per month

Good, it is all helping to generate income in this Country, and help the Economy, Win, win.

I’m not sure whether you have an agenda, hence the misunderstandings to deflect. But you definitely seem very keen on on excusing the wealthy who are unnecessarily and hugely profiting from public funds.

Most decent people would prefer that public money goes to those who need it.