Been advised to apply for Pip but don't know where to start.

lizingram

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.  

JennysDad

Hello Liz (?) @lizingram and a very warm welcome to you. I am very glad you've found us.
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

debbiedo49

Hi @lizingram welcome and snap!  I’m also applying for pip at appeal stage . Follow the threads above and you will get lots of good advice. Also I’m here if you need to discuss fibro personally. 

steve51

Hi @lizingram

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???

Sam_Alumni

Hi @lizingram
There is some great information on the CAB site including:

There are 3 stages to your claim:

1. Start your claim by calling the DWP

1. Fill in the claim form they send you

1. 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.