Hi, my name is HappyDays62! Has anyone else with Osteoarthritis applied for PIP?

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HappyDays62

I recently made a claim for PIP as I have osteoarthritis (OA) in my neck, back, knees and hands. This is causing me a great deal of pain and making movement really difficult to the point where my husband has taken over most of the household chores and I can no longer go outside the house. I just wondered whether anyone else has submitted a claim for OA and how likely it is that I'll be successful.

Thanks in advance!

poppy123456

PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis and because we are all affected differently it would be impossible to compare someone else to yourself. Whether there's any entitlement will depend on how your conditions affect you. As I don't know how your conditions affect you it will be impossible to tell you whether there's any entitlement.

Household chores are unfortunately not considered in any of the PIP descriptors. What they do consider are activities such as washing/bathing, dressing/undressing, toilet needs, communicating verbally etc etc. You can see the descriptors here. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/Migrated_Documents/adviceguide/pip-9-table-of-activities-descriptors-and-points.pdf

Have you filled out and returned the PIP2 form yet? (how your disability affects you)