u/Happy-Picture5829

Hi, I had my tribunal today and it lasted a few minutes. They awarded immediately without any questions based on my evidence and I burst into tears. It’s been such a long and hard time and I’m mentally drained. I feel relieved but also very worried still. He said that they have recommended that I’m not assessed for at least 6 months but that DWP can do it tomorrow if they wanted. I also can’t face going through all of this again in 6 months. Has anybody been in the same situation and can advise? Thank you

Hello, I applied for LCRWA after my work coach asked me to due my mental health. I received LCW and then he told me to appeal. I did this but it was denied so I I have taken it to the tribunal. I’ve sent pages and pages of evidence as I don’t think I do very well on the phone. I have adhd and autism. I struggle to get to the point and say so many different examples and things which then end up twisted. When I received the evidence from DWP I saw that the assessor had written a lot of lies.

I have also recently had my pip assessment. I sent them tonnes of evidence so the same didn’t happen again. A really lovely lady rang me a couple of weeks ago to ask about suicidal thoughts etc and check in okay. Then on the day I was panicking and trying to get home in time for the call and I received a call from someone so rude saying I got the time wrong and it was an hour later as she was having to squeeze me in her last appointment. I didn’t as I had the text.

The assessor was judgemental, had this tone which just felt like she wasn’t being nice at all. I rang up and asked for the report and she has out nil on everything and said that nothing needs to be assessed again as nothing will change. She wrote that I’m lazy, live off fizzy juice, get other people to look after my children so I don’t have to do it, that I can’t be bothered to work as I don’t know what I want to do, I’ve been on holiday four times this year already and I’m planning to solo travel, I’m chatty and social and my house is very organised and clean as I do it every day.

I said none of these things. Not a single one.

I told her I struggle to drink water even if it’s next to me. Not because I don’t like it or I’m not thirsty but that it feels like a huge task and I don’t know why I do it. - I don’t even like fizzy drinks or juice.

I said that I don’t like taking my children on a trip without another adult as I get overwhelmed in new places.

I said I can’t seem to hold a job no matter what I do or how hard I try and I keep trying.

I’ve been away for two nights once this year.

I said that I don’t travel on my own because when I did it 11 years ago I ended up at the wrong terminal when trying to visit my mum and ended up with a panic attack as when I’m overwhelmed my eyes blur and I can’t read things properly. My partner had to come out so he could fly back with me. So I haven’t done it since.

I told her I hate having guests. Don’t like socialising and get out of the car for the school run at the last minute so I don’t need to speak to anybody.

I told her that part of my brain needs organisation so everything needs to have a place but the chaotic side of my brain can’t handle the amount of tasks and can’t do it so I just end up with piles of mess. I struggle to clean, cook and everything. But she hasn’t said any of it.

I’m so upset. I rang up and they asked me to put a complaint in with maximus which I did. However, they said the case manager won’t receive the complaint or know it’s wrong. So they will just go off that report and I’ll look like this terrible lazy, benefit scammer. When in reality I really would just love to be normal and have a brain which doesn’t want to die most of the time and struggle to do every day things which everyone else finds fine.

So after my long rambling / so sorry about that. It’s who I am as a person. Has anybody received their pip assessor form and the case manager saw that they were a massive liar and overturned it?

Also, I just can’t cope with another call. I’m absolutely done. My LCRWA tribunal case is phone call and I genuinely can’t handle it as I know I’ll end up messing up like I have done the previous two calls. Either that or am I just lazy and need to sort myself out. I don’t know anymore. Is there a way to change the phone call to a paper assessment for the tribunal and how likely would it be to win the case?

I’m just too tired.