I get around £409 per month not the full amount.
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Good luck with your application @zoe just provide as much evidence as you possibly can
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My diagnosis is also Psychosis, I get £270
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Thanks @eternalaether, yes I do struggle.
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Thankyou @anon25873142 
Okay that’s encouraging to hear.
I’m glad u get it too.
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Oh okay. 409 makes a nice difference though. I love how we can continue to get it if we find a job.
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Yes its a huge help to me 
I’m very thankful
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Be prepared to appeal it. I was denied it twice, and when I got help with a social worker I still got a much lower rate than what she thought I should have. We said we were willing to go to tribunal and they pretty much immediately gave me what I wanted. This is just part of the course as far as I can see. So if you get nothing (or a low amount) remember to appeal.
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I didn’t include a doctors note in mine. I included my congitive issues but not the voices or delusions since the meds stop that
I might discuss it again with my doctor.
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You could get a higher rate of pay
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Thanks for the encouragement yes I might do that if need be.
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That’s good. You should have seen my papers. I went deep. Everything I could think of. I probably sounded crazy which is maybe a good thing. My doctor when released from my hospitalization said I’d need financial support though. Yeah it’s good to talk about problems focusing, following directions, stress anxiety, and your symptoms and how they debilitate you. Like can’t focus especially when hearing voices, having difficulty completing tasks, memory issues, being distracted and preoccupied is a good one.
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Yes the more detail, the better!
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You sound like me though when filling those out. It’s hard to explain stuff. Maybe you could go into detail about the reasons you isolate like the voices and people scare you and sounds trigger you and you don’t know what’s going on idk. Even paranoia if you have that.
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Yes if they want to know more they can refer me for a face to face assessment that’s another potential stage.
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I’m great at those. Put me in a waiting room for thirty minutes and I deteriorate lol. Nah I get spacey. I’ve had face to face and been put on different tiers of health insurance compared to a FaceTime call. I’m good on the call at home.
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