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Been advised to apply for Pip but don't know where to start.
lizingram
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Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia just before Christmas and am struggling with getting my life back on track. Been advised to apply for Pip but don't know where to start.
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We have many members here who have fibromyalgia and who will relate to what you are going through. Having checked, I can see there are several recent discussions in the 'Invisible Impairments' thread, including at least one from @Jillybean who is a newcomer like yourself.
Unless you've already found them and decided otherwise, the sites connected to these two links may be of use to you:
http://www.fmauk.org/contactsmenu/supportgroups and http://ukfibromyalgia.com/
We, however, are here for you, so please keep in touch,
Warmest best wishes to you,
Richard
It’s great to meet you today.
We have got some info on “pip” on our site.
https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fpip&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fpip&auth=OdCmUepX8Eu01lD6Q10Fhg&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Pip
Please please let let me know if I can help you with this???
There is some great information on the CAB site including:
There are 3 stages to your claim:
- Go to a face-to-face assessment - most people have to do this (but you won’t if you’re terminally ill)
It can take up to 2 weeks for the DWP to send you a PIP claim form. While you wait, it’s a good idea to think about how you’ll fill in the claim form and if you need any supporting evidence.You can also take the PIP self test here to see how you could score.
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