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hi just joined my wife is disabled and im her carer
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hi im retired so I just joke now and say im unpaid carer everything was manageable till my wife got her pip assessment and went from 30 points to 8 so they saying taking car of us ive appealed but more worried over wifes depression its knocked her right back she cant manage buses so shes saying whats the point of going on this is how it started last time im worried tried to take overdose in 2015 id got those thoughts out of her head now don't know
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Hi @elmojames, are you still at the Mandatory Reconsideration stage and have you asked for a copy of the assessment report. This can be helpful to see where points were lost when appealing.
Are you receiving any help with supporting your wife with her depression?Community Manager
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Hi @elmojames
Welcome to our online family/community.
I am one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.
Please please let us know if there’s anything that we can help/support you with???
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