not even an aknowledgement

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hi guys i applied for pip i belive in october with the help of cab. i went to the cab office for help filling it in and they said they will copy it all and send it off for me. Now its been few months and not even an aknowledgement for me to say they have got it depsite them sending letters to say hurry up to send it before i sent it.

I applied for dla a year and half previous due to my deafness but i was not aware of all the difficulties i would endure as i did not have my hearing aid then. Even with my hearing aid now it is still difficult to communicate and does take more than twice as long as a normal person as majproty of communication i need to be repeated up to 4 times. if not then i have to use pen and paper or email to communicate. I struggle with a phone even with loop therefore i try other ways to communicate with people and compnaies such as email or letter. If the house phone rings i can hear it ring but i cant hear the other person on the phone its just nothing. other times i have to be more vigulent for traffic than normal people as i cant tell where the car is coming from just on noise. also communication is difficult in room with lots of background noise as that becomes more prominent.

just wondering did anyone ever get an aknowledgement letter.

Best answers:

• It is taking about a year at the moment for a decision to be made on PIP, although they do usually send an acknowledgement for the application.
  However, if your only disability is deafness, then even if you are profoundly deaf you are extremely unlikely to qualify for PIP, unless your only means of communication is sign language.
  https://iannoon.wordpress.com/2012/0...lity-benefits/
• I can only agree, deafness, does not fit the criteria or anywhere near it so you are very unlikely to qualify for it.
• I received a letter of acknowledgment for my initial claim a couple of yearrs ago...but not when submitting the renewal a couple of months ago...I rang them 14 days after I posted to confirm receipt and then received a call 2 weeks later to tell me decision made, award stayed the same...had to chase the paper work up though lol x
• If my hearing aid brakes I am u able to communicate at all apart from writing down which takes twice as long to communicate as a normal person. It's stupid if I do not get it as my deafness means I have no hearing In right whatsoever it's dead. My left is severe.
  I can't use phones I need parents to use phone if someone calls for me, I need subtitles for tv and film. I don't have much a social life as background noise makes it difficult to be in places where to have meals or to chat. I can't go to cinema without subtitles and this means very rare outings as cinemas don't have subtitles on many films.
  I rely on my parents to wake me up because I can't hear alarm clock and vibrating ones aren't consistent with me as deaf are deep sleepers.
  If someone is talking to me that I don't know I struggle as I'm not used to their tone and even have diffulities with my parents at times.
  I've had to change my job role even then I can't understand what the tannoys say and can't use phone. Customers get frustrated and I do because I ask to repeat a lot. If I don't understand I pass them on to someone else and even a few have stomped offl
  It's so frustrating because the money could help me buy equipment to live independant like a text phone, flashing doorbells and flashing fire alarms all for when I want to live Indepentantly .
• You should look at the criteria for PIP and then compare your deafness to some one who has a disability to fit the criteria to claim it.
  They are much worse off than being only deaf.
• OP I know exactly what problems you have - I also have severe to profound hearing loss in both ears. I am very grateful for my high powered hearing aids, because they enable me to hear some things, even though I do have to ask people to repeat often.
  I also get high rate DLA for mobility and care, but it is for severe heart failure, kidney failure and osteoathritis for which I need a total hip replacement. However the consultant has refused to operate because my heart problem causes too much risk.
  I am unable to walk more than 2 or 3 steps without gasping for breath, I cannot shower or wash myself, need help going to the toilet, need help to get dressed and undressed, among lots of other problems, and I take over 20 tablets a day including morphine.
  I wouldn't dream of applying for DLA/PIP if deafness was my only problem. I could function quite well if this was the case. As McNeff says, there are many people who are much worse off than being deaf, and even they do not all qualify for DLA/PIP.
  I wish you luck with your PIP claim, but do not be surprised if you are turned down...
• i also have a heart condition but i have claimed it under this.
  seriously its made a massive impact on my life and to the point at time i do become depressed and down.
  its not fair because it is a hidden disability and i had to limit what work i can do and also the hours for when i potentially move home. deaf people do struggle as well but i suppose the government dont see that but only think of mild loss.
  i am aware of more severe disabilties and have looked after people with these during my student nursing days which i have had to stop due to this disabiltiy. i never claimed before this loss as i managed well but now its a struggle everyday to communicate.
  sorry i dont want to sound greedy or that i am more deserving just that i think deaf people should still be able to claim even the lower rate as this will go towards equipment espcially when some nhs trusts are cutting down on hearing aids. some trusts are giving only one hearing aid to people who require two.
• All I can say is good luck. Cut backs are unfortunately going on everywhere now, as there is just not enough money to go round!
  Have you been back to your audiologist to ask them to try and set up your aids again? I have fairly new aids, and went back a couple of weeks ago because I was having trouble hearing even one to one speech, as well as problems in a crowded room. She increased the gain and reprogrammed them and they are much better. The crowded room problem will always be there, unfortunately, because hearing aids will never be as good as spectacles are for poor eyesight.
  I had heard rumours about the NHS only allowing one hearing aid, but I thought this was just a rumour and not confirmed. I had no problem getting my new ones a few weeks ago.
• Have you actually seen the PIP criteria and scored yourself against these? There is little, if any, room for manoeuvre - either you score enough points or you don't, there is no 'exceptional circumstances' descriptor such as there is for ESA.
  Have you contacted 'Access for Work'? They might be able to provide equipment to help you manage better at work.