Hi, my name is jeffnrose2704!
I have plantar fasciitis and I have had to give up my job because I am in severe pain and cannot continue. Would I be successful if I applied for PIP. My pain is excruciating and relentless. Many thanks Nick
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Morning, that's impossible to comment upon/advise upon without knowing more about the nature/extent of your limitations and how you would answer the PIP form. In any event, no one on the forum would be able to give you any concrete assurance that you would get an award, and what level of award you would get because that is down to the outcome of any assessment and the decision maker who looks at your application and the assessors report.
Your best bet is to read the PIP assessment guidance and the descriptors. Inability or ability to do a particular job isn't an indicator of whether you will get a PIP award at all, or whether you would get standard/enhanced for daily living/mobility.
If you do decide to apply for PIP you should definitely read the guidance and ensure you fully understand it before filling out the form, within which you will have to give recent examples of how your daily living activities/mobility are impacted by your condition(s).
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Hi @jeffnrose2704 - & welcome to the community. if you have a look at the activities/descriptors that are looked at with PIP, this might give you some idea. You need to get 8 points or more to get the standard rate, & 12 points or more for the enhanced rate. These may be awarded for either the daily living or mobility component or both. Have a look here to see what you think:
PIP looks at your functional ability (rather than any diagnosis) to be able to do these activities 'reliably,' i.e. safely, to an acceptable standard, if you can repeat an activity as often as would be considered usual, & looks at if it might take you longer than someone without any disability.
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Hello @jeffnrose2704, sorry to hear you're in so much pain at the moment. Have you managed to get any help from your GP to control your pain? Have they offered you any treatment options at all?
I can see our lovely members are already offering some great advice about your PIP claim, but I just wanted to pop in to say welcome to the community. We've got lots of members who have been through the PIP process, so if you have any more questions please don't be afraid to ask.
Hope you'll enjoy your time with us on the community 😊
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