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Mentioning dog walking in PIP claim for Fibromyalgia

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cattleandcane23
cattleandcane23 Community member Posts: 11 Listener
in PIP, DLA, and AA

A family member has Fibromyalgia and suffers from severe pain and fatigue. However, she still tries to do some short dog walks with her dog as walking and moving around are important for her overall health and wellbeing to stop her joints and muscles from seizing up.  If this happens the pain is even worse.  In addition, being outside helps improve her mood.

is mentioning dog walking likely to adversely affect her chances of making a successful PIP claim please?  Thank you 


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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 55,125 Disability Gamechanger
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    It has been known to go against you. Questions around pets are often asked at a PIP assessment.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,675 Disability Gamechanger
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    Sadly the Mobility descriptors are very basic, only really taking length of walk into consideration.  

    Assuming the dog walk is more than 200 metres on the majority of days, they would be unlikely to receive any points at all for the physical descriptor.

    (If you're not aware of the descriptors, they can be found here - PIP - table of activities, descriptors and points (citizensadvice.org.uk) )
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