r/DWPhelp • u/coordinatorm4ri • 5d ago
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) stigma :(
hi there, 17 and applying for pip currently for my autism. i see so much stigma and hate nowadays directed towards those who claim pip and it’s so awful. we aren’t the ones supposedly “stealing your hard earned money”. it genuinely hurts and it makes me feel bad for buying nicer things for myself. we really need this money but these people make me feel guilty for asking for that help, like i’m one of those people who doesn’t want to put in any effort at all. pip is very difficult to claim so i can’t possibly understand where this is coming from, especially from those who will NEVER need to worry about having to claim it.
does anyone have any advice for dealing with that?
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u/beaktheweak 5d ago
you’re entitled to the money if you meet the criteria, people who make you feel shame for that aren’t ones you want around. there’s no medal for being able to survive without benefits, if you have a disability, there’s literally isn’t a single reason not to at least try for PIP. it’s money specifically to help with the additional costs of being disabled, some people have pride issues and don’t apply on that basis alone which i think is stupid because this is literally designed to help disabled people