Rejected petition Government to rethink PIP to include mental illnesses like chronic depression.

I suffer from chronic depression and anxiety. I do not leave my home yet PIP says I do not suffer enough to be eligible. If depression is a disability why is it not given equal relevance in this assessment?

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PIP replaced DLA - which included mental health issues. PIP excludes them cleverly.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/172247

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Date submitted 20 February 2017
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