New Claim

Kazeebs

Good Afternoon All
I am new to this, so please be gentle with me!
I have been advised by several people to try and claim for PIP as I have several illnesses/disabilities.
Do they take all of your illnesses/disabilities into account or just the main one?
Also because I am virtually housebound with limited mobility I am overweight, will they use my weight as an excuse not to grant the claim?

Thanks in advance!

bg844

1. It’s not about specific diagnoses, just how you are affected in your day to day life by both the daily living and mobility activities against the PIP descriptors. See these here:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/Migrated_Documents/adviceguide/pip-9-table-of-activities-descriptors-and-points.pdf

2. No, they will not discriminate against your weight.

More info on PIP here:
https://www.gov.uk/pip
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/

Kazeebs

Hi BG844

Thanks for your response and links, I will have a read of them and then I might apply.

Thanks again