It is very depressing to see yet another predictable disabled benefits-bashing thread on here, rife with posters opining on a subject about which they obviously know so little.
As I always say on these threads, I'm always surprised by the apparent willingness of the, I'm sure not at all imaginary, benefit fraudsters who so many posters on this thread definitely know, to share full and minute details of their benefit fraud with these nosy and judgemental busybodies. Their desire to be so trustingly garrulous about their alleged deliberate law-breaking to any nosy parker that asks is quite unexpected. The dreadful cynic in me might wonder whether these posters reporting on the dozens of, completely existent, gleefully blatant and absolutely not fabricated fraudsters really are privy to every detail of their PIP application and award process or whether these curtain-twitchers are just spying on their neighbours putting the bins out while supposedly claiming PIP and deciding this definitely means they're big liars who definitely have no physical or health issues.
I see other posters have had to put others right about PIP not being a means-tested or out of work benefit so I don't have to retread that particular boring old furrow.
However, I did wish to address some remarks to the posters demanding to know what legitimate costs disabled people could really have that aren't/couldn't be covered by the NHS and which PIP pays for.
While I think it's ridiculous to ask every disabled person to account for all the extra costs of their disability with which PIP helps as we already have enough life admin due to our disabilities, but I am happy to discuss my own situation if it might help some of the posters on this thread who have been privileged enough not to have to navigate the world with a disability and who also seemingly lack the imagination or empathy to fathom what it might be like to do so.
I have been completely blind since birth and also have restricted movement in multiple joints due to developing severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis as an infant. I work, but I am able to do so thanks to a very understanding employer who has been willing to put in the money, time and resources to make the job accessible to me and thanks to the technologies and extra support which PIP allows me to pay for which allows me to actually get to work and maintain myself at home. The NHS is not going to pay for the adaptive technology which allows me to use my computer and phone, equipment around the flat which allows me to manage in the kitchen, bathroom, etc., extra support I need to carry out daily tasks which often, even with the wonderful technology we have now, are difficult or impossible without sight, support with caring for my baby and getting to appointments, shopping, handling post and a myriad of other things which sighted people will take for granted. None of this comes under the heading of healthcare so I don't know why anyone would expect the NHS to pay for it.
I hope this will help broaden the horizons of some posters on this very thread who don't seem to be able to fathom that adaptations for disabled people might encompass anything beyond wheelchairs and hoists.