A woman who experienced difficulties with the UK's Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system highlights the positive changes implemented in Scotland's Adult Disability Payment (ADP). She argues that the UK's planned PIP reforms should learn from Scotland's more humane and less adversarial approach, which she personally found to be more supportive and understanding.
A woman who supports disabled people with their PIP applications after she was rejected says planned reforms to the system need to learn lessons from the Scottish equivalent
Heather Pentler, 39, says the Adult Disability Payment is a ‘more humane and less adversarial’ process and says the planned reforms of PIP in the UK need to learn lessons from Scotland, said: “When I applied for PIP, I was refused it all the way – even at tribunal. Then while I was helping people with benefits advice and PIP applications, the Scottish version of PIP came in and after realising I was sicker than some of the people I was helping, I applied for it.”.
She also found the form for ADP has space to discuss symptoms without a diagnosis, which she feels is particularly important for conditions such as autoimmune conditions which can be difficult to diagnose. “In Scotland, it is a much less adversarial process and people are treated with dignity. Even those who are refused the benefit haven’t felt as badly treated.”A woman with multiple sclerosis has spoken of her fears that Government reforms to disability benefits could see claimants lose theirthat at her first PIP assessment, the assessor said she walked normally with good balance, which she hadn’t been able to do for at least a year.
“So to lose PIP or have it under threat is a big fear for people. Out of the hundreds of people I have spoken to and helped, not one person wanted to be off work. Everyone who I speak to who is disabled and unable to work wants to be working. Ms Pentler says that she felt in a “weird limbo” for many years after being rejected for PIP. “It felt like I was too sick to have a normal life, but not sick enough for people to care,” she explained.“I was stuck in a rut for a long time as I couldn’t have a normal life or go out and socialise and do the things I wanted because I have an energy-limiting condition.
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