Pip

[Chocolate-lady]

Does anyone else claim pip but are on there own with no help

[Golfer15]

Hi yes I claim PIP with no help other than my wife who helps with the forms. I have no other professional help. Good luck with your claim.

[Chocolate-lady in reply to Golfer15]

Thank you just last time applied for it I had my boyfriend to help me but I’ve no one so I’m scared to fill out to get rejected again

[CM1EDSUK in reply to Chocolate-lady]

Hi Chocolate-lady - may I politely suggest not to complete the PIP claim form as previously, as this led to rejection.

PIP is about whether you can perform certain activities 'reliably.'

PIP isn't about any diagnosis, but rather how your disability affects certain activities of daily living &/mobility. Have a look at the activities/descriptors that are looked at with PIP:

cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset...

Try & give a couple of recent, detailed examples as to the difficulty you face for each applicable descriptor, i.e. when did it happen, where, what happened, did anyone see this, & were there any consequences to attempting/doing an activity?

Say if you can't do an activity 'reliably,' i.e. safely, to an acceptable standard, repeat as often as one would reasonably expect, or if it takes you much longer than someone without a disability. See this mentioned at the end of the link above.

Try keeping a diary for a week or so. Just complete a few questions at a time, & you can always add extra pages at the end ensuring you put your name & National Insurance number on any such additional pages

You can also ring the PIP enquiry line on 0800 121 4433 to ask for extra time to complete the form, & you will be given another 2 weeks without question. Keep a copy of everything & get a free Certificate of Posting from your Post Office when sending the form off.

Please come back with any questions.

[JayCeon in reply to CM1EDSUK]

Hi & thanks for your PIP-links/ideas! - I'm not UK, but helping someone else. I think this Cambridge link is dead, but is this roughly what it was?: citizensadvice.org.uk/Globa....

Edit: Just found the 2022 updated version of your link on the new thread: cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset...

Just found the main link would be cambridgeshire.gov.uk/resid... and then scroll to the bottom for "Personal Independent Allowance..." (or is there an easier way?)

Thanks!

[CM1EDSUK in reply to JayCeon]

Hi, yes the Citizens Advice link shows exactly the same points that may be awarded against each activity/descriptor. I prefer the Cambridgeshire one as, altho it doesn't actually mention the concept of 'reliability,' these are listed in this pdf, namely, safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, & in a reasonable time period as I'd mentioned above.

I noticed the link was no longer working a few days ago, & have started using this updated one: cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset...

However, I didn't think to edit previous replies with the old link, so thank you for the heads up. I've now updated the link in this thread.

[E8L8dh]

When filling out the PIP form it is actually better if you can get Citizens Advice, welfare rights or some other charity to help fill in the form. It’s not about the help you get it’s the help you need. Plus you need to tell them about your worst days and times rather than how you feel when the form is being filled in. Lots of people live on their own and still get it. The amount awarded depends on how the illness affects you on a daily basis. Good Luck

[Tillywoohoo]

Good morningPIP forms are mostly about how many points you are awarded

You need to fill them in based on your worst days.

I have examples of how to fill them in to achieve the points required. I complete PIP forms as part of my job

I am happy to let you have some guidance forms if that will help

[LynnYorm]

Your local council should have a benefits advisor who can fill it in for you. A lady came asked me lots of questions and filled it in for me then I had a video assessment and my PIP came through first time, so pleased about it, good luck with yours x

[CM1EDSUK]

The PIP claim form really shouldn't be filled in based on your worst days. As Ajay575 has rightly said, PIP is about how you are on the majority of days. i.e. how you are 50+% of the time, & should rather be based on that.

[Hidden]

Hello I did apply for PIP on my own and lost my claim but with the help of a registered charity I appealed and won it .

[lindawoO1]

Hi, I'm widowed and live alone, I claim PIP and use it to help pay for a gardener, I use a stick and have a Blue Badge and Disable railcard. You don't have to have a carer, but if you need help from equipment (sticks, jar openers, shower seats etc.) That is what PIP can help with. I am quite lucky, my neighbours will always help out. If you need it, claim, it is to help with your personal independence. Good luck. If you have someone to help you, they can try for carers allowance, but you don't need that for PIP.

[Nuttyshirlz]

I’m also completely on my own and I’ve got pip and I did it on my own with no outside help. Had no choice we were in lockdown. But I did get turned down first time a year before with the help of CAB lol so don’t always think there are a great help. I also had a diary But if you feel you need extra help then apply for it. I do also have two walking sticks and other aids.

[Fibrofog]

I've got pip. But now I can't do much as I did. So really I should be getting more money, but I know that will be a battle.

[releasethemagic]

Take a lookat my previous post here healthunlocked.com/fibromya... These Guides are extremely helpful for completing the forms and take you through it, step by step.