Would I have any chance of getting PIP while pregnant?

[99Samblaze]

Hi everyone, I’m just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation or has any advice. I’ve heard that it can be difficult to be awarded PIP while pregnant because some people see pregnancy related difficulties as temporary, but I’m struggling quite badly with anxiety and depression and have been referred to the prenatal mental health team.
On top of that, I’m suffering from severe pelvic pain, to the point where I have to lie down after sitting for around 10 minutes.

Mentally, I feel completely exhausted and overwhelmed, and even the simplest everyday tasks take me forever to get done. My husband does most of the cooking before he goes to work because I struggle to manage everything myself. I’m also worried about how PIP would view my situation, as I’ll soon have a newborn as well as a toddler to look after. Would they hold that against me and assume I’m coping because I have children to care for, even though I’m genuinely struggling both physically and mentally? I’m not expecting anything I’m not entitled to, but I was wondering whether I might have a chance of being awarded the standard rate of PIP?

I heard also on FB forums that it’s extremely difficult to get PIP, has anyone got it after going birth?

Thanks

I’ve seen the forms. I’ve seen the breakdown of the conditions causing a rise in claims. It absolutely is.

Where can I get help with my claim as in someone to support and guide me with the application. Thanks

I think everyone should just grey rock now. For everyone’s sake.

OP you need sertraline and talking therapy, not PIP. You’re wrecked because you have a baby and you’re pregnant with another.

Why you’d get pregnant again so quickly when you’re struggling after the first one is beyond me.

I’m pretty shocked by this thread. My DM has epilepsy and lupus and has never claimed for either, even when she’s been incredibly ill. She worked part time for 25 years after having DC, even though she was physically on her knees.

With my case, they can use my toddler and newborn against me and argue that if you are capable of looking after them, then surely you are capable of looking after yourself. I mean the standard rate isn’t even that much so I don’t understand why they’re being snobby.

This confirms that you are absolutely taking the piss and trying to wind people up.

I've got a bit lost at your employment situation. Did you say you'd been self employed? And have you worked at all since you had your first baby? I couldn't quite follow but sounded like you'd done some self employed supply work between but couldn't do much. Or were you with an agency? Maternity allowance for self employed people and agency workers is fairly generous and you're baby is due soon so I'm confused as to what's driving your need for PIP?

Or have you just not managed to work between and now realised you won't be getting very much maternity support from the government? Because PIP isn't a substitute for maternity pay or allowance...

I'd be concerned about SS involvement if you tell them you have to lie down after sitting for 10 minutes.

I know you keep ignoring the question, but how do you look after your toddler all day?

Well for example my son is severly autistic with severe learning disabillities
He will stand under a shower but i have to wash him left to his own devices he would pour the soap down the sink or empty the entire bottle on head
He can dress himself of a fashion but has no concept if they are back to front or inside out or even clean
With a,lot of supervisoon he can just about manage to butter a slice of toast ,he hasent a clue about cooking and will try to eat dried pssta ,rice ,frozen food wtc
You need 12 points for the care componant
I stopped counting at 55.

Far from it. I've been on here nearly 2 decades so v familiar with the MN flow. There've been discussions lately about the rise in dodgy threads (engagement farming or somesuch) and since then it seems like there's more extreme cases that feel that way, as indicated by the voting.

I mean… they have a point, no? If you’re fit enough to look after 2 children, that shows you’re able to move around independently and do home tasks that need doing. I don’t understand what do you want the PIP for exactly.

Toddlers can't get PIP as that is for adults. DLA is for children with disabilities and that isn't easy to get. Stop reading the daily mail.

You don’t need a diagnosis or to be on meds for a condition to claim PIP. You must have had the symptoms for at least three months before you apply and they must be expected to last at least another nine months from the date of application. So although you don’t need an actual diagnosis you would need medical evidence to support your claim that you actually have the symptoms and the likely duration. Without it you’re at the mercy of the DWP assessor who would then decide, on the balance of probability, whether what you’re saying is reasonable.

When you apply for PIP the first stage is a phone call to check eligibility - including that you have had the condition for at least three months and it’s expected to last at least another nine months. If it’s pregnancy related l doubt you would get past the phone call to be honest. And I’m increasingly getting the impression you’re using this thread for information for your application.

I am severely hard of hearing with hearing aids. A lifelong disability. Doubt I can get PIP.

You can be awarded PIP for profound hearing loss if you can demonstrate it causes safety issues with the activities assessed.

Sounds like you are just trying to get some income in because you haven't any maternity pay.

Because it’s like Mount Everest for some. Just because it’s there.

Interesting. I was unable to hear a smoke alarm a few months ago. I will have a look.

Well…why are you not seeking medical help and have your affliction properly diagnosed, if you seriously believe it is so seriously impinging on your capabilities?
Isn’t it the obvious first step, even if you boggle at filling in forms to access funding? You can’t expect public servants to disburse allowances just because you reckon it’d make you feel better.
What would you use the PIP for, and how is available medical treatment not sufficient? Etc.

Making a case where a medical issue is the whole point should be supported by a medical professional, I’d have thought.

I think that's disgusting you can't claim.

Yep. The thread is an information gathering exercise for an application. Which will fall at the first hurdle - the eligibility phone call.

Snobby? WTF?

It seems she hasn’t applied as yet, after advice from cancer charities.

Please, for the love of God, realise that the claim is the claim. Until you have put it in no one can say if it will be awared.

Someone who says "I won't get" without actually putting a claim in is being disingenuous at the very least.

Ridiculous isn’t it ? The payment is irrelevant, it’s that OP wants to apply for a benefit which supports long term disability and which is clearly not meant for her circumstances. There was a thread here a while back from a mum who didn’t see why she couldn’t use a blue badge parking space when the parent and child spaces were full. I though the level of entitlement was off the charts until l read this !!