It’s hard to prove you have long covid when so many are still in denial c19 vaccine injuries are real.
>Ms Ceolta-Smith, who waited eight months to receive PIP after first making a claim in July 2021, said the application process was also complicated by the need to provide medical evidence to support a claim of mental or physical impairment.
Unfortunately, it’s vital that there is medical evidence to support claims. Long covid itself is mostly self-diagnosed, we can’t just give money to any Tom, dick or Harry who fancies claiming they have it. It should only go to those in actual need.
Why the fuck are we contemplating funding self diagnosed laziness
With the ONS estimate now at 1.7million sufferers there are a lot of new disabled people. The other shocking stat is the NHS at last count had diagnosed just 28000 of them. That gap is all due to a strong disbelief amongst doctors of everything me/cfs, Lyme, gulf and other chronic conditions related. Its a wide spread prejudice from doctors. At this point most long haulers will not be receiving any form of medical investigation and will have been rejected and abused by their doctors. Its not reasonable to expect them to have medical evidence for their disability until this changes.
The gap for disability payments is probably more like millions.
I can’t get myself to apply for it. I looked at the thing and I noped out. It’s too much to deal with right now.
Unfortunately, a lot of people who are entitled to disability don’t receive it anyway. The system is pretty self-destructive
Good luck in attempting to claim.
That from just public sentiment is a vicious and nasty fight in itself.
People born with their disability miss out on disability benefits. Government spends millions to prevent people who are literally missing limbs or parts of their brain from getting disability benefits. Of course those with Long Covid aren’t getting the correct support.
Honestly I expected an absolute crap fest, I began my application in December last year, and got my first payment three days ago. I was initially told I would wait this long just for the appointment for the assessment to come through (note, not the actual appointment, just the letter). Am I getting as much as I should? No, I’m not, and I’m trying to work out whether or not to appeal, but it has helped considering I haven’t been able to work for about sixteen months now
As someone with M.E/CFS who recently got my initial PIP assessment back as scored 0 in every category, I’m not surprised: and that was with the medical evidence (actual chronic fatigue clinic diagnosis/letter) which the article thinks is a factor in denying the benefit. Things like answering the phone to undergo the assessment and using the concept of ‘good days and bad days’ (which the forms invite you to do) were used against me.
We all know what’s going on with PIP, and in my view the assessment criteria is deliberately set up to try and deny people with chronic illness: with M.E. you’re scoring a couple of points in a lot of different categories, not necessary a lot in one, so you’re an easy target for ‘minus 1 in every column’ style attacks.
I have appealed and regard everything that happens pre-tribunal as a deliberate waste of time. It’s all rather silly as I am receiving ‘limited capability’ enhancement to universal credit, so my situation is accepted by one hand of government while the other literally claims there’s nothing wrong with me.
Long covid is such bullshit. Just an excuse for some people to be lazy and get something for nothing.
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It’s hard to prove you have long covid when so many are still in denial c19 vaccine injuries are real.
>Ms Ceolta-Smith, who waited eight months to receive PIP after first making a claim in July 2021, said the application process was also complicated by the need to provide medical evidence to support a claim of mental or physical impairment.
Unfortunately, it’s vital that there is medical evidence to support claims. Long covid itself is mostly self-diagnosed, we can’t just give money to any Tom, dick or Harry who fancies claiming they have it. It should only go to those in actual need.
Why the fuck are we contemplating funding self diagnosed laziness
With the ONS estimate now at 1.7million sufferers there are a lot of new disabled people. The other shocking stat is the NHS at last count had diagnosed just 28000 of them. That gap is all due to a strong disbelief amongst doctors of everything me/cfs, Lyme, gulf and other chronic conditions related. Its a wide spread prejudice from doctors. At this point most long haulers will not be receiving any form of medical investigation and will have been rejected and abused by their doctors. Its not reasonable to expect them to have medical evidence for their disability until this changes.
The gap for disability payments is probably more like millions.
I can’t get myself to apply for it. I looked at the thing and I noped out. It’s too much to deal with right now.
Unfortunately, a lot of people who are entitled to disability don’t receive it anyway. The system is pretty self-destructive
Good luck in attempting to claim.
That from just public sentiment is a vicious and nasty fight in itself.
People born with their disability miss out on disability benefits. Government spends millions to prevent people who are literally missing limbs or parts of their brain from getting disability benefits. Of course those with Long Covid aren’t getting the correct support.
Honestly I expected an absolute crap fest, I began my application in December last year, and got my first payment three days ago. I was initially told I would wait this long just for the appointment for the assessment to come through (note, not the actual appointment, just the letter). Am I getting as much as I should? No, I’m not, and I’m trying to work out whether or not to appeal, but it has helped considering I haven’t been able to work for about sixteen months now
As someone with M.E/CFS who recently got my initial PIP assessment back as scored 0 in every category, I’m not surprised: and that was with the medical evidence (actual chronic fatigue clinic diagnosis/letter) which the article thinks is a factor in denying the benefit. Things like answering the phone to undergo the assessment and using the concept of ‘good days and bad days’ (which the forms invite you to do) were used against me.
We all know what’s going on with PIP, and in my view the assessment criteria is deliberately set up to try and deny people with chronic illness: with M.E. you’re scoring a couple of points in a lot of different categories, not necessary a lot in one, so you’re an easy target for ‘minus 1 in every column’ style attacks.
I have appealed and regard everything that happens pre-tribunal as a deliberate waste of time. It’s all rather silly as I am receiving ‘limited capability’ enhancement to universal credit, so my situation is accepted by one hand of government while the other literally claims there’s nothing wrong with me.
Long covid is such bullshit. Just an excuse for some people to be lazy and get something for nothing.