Should I ring and tell pip

Toffee
Toffee Community member Posts: 251 Empowering
in PIP, DLA, and AA
Hi am off pip for daily living only I was diagnosed last July with fibromyalgia. Shall I ring them and tell them or should I leave it till my review. So unsure what to do.. Any advise would be appreciated 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Hi,

    PIP isn't about a diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect your ability to carry out daily activity based on the PIP descriptors.

    Unless you're condition has changed there's no need to report the diagnosis. Reporting this they will send you more PIP2 forms, you'll need evidence to support your claim and also very likely another face to face assessment.
  • Toffee
    Toffee Community member Posts: 251 Empowering
    Ty so much poppy x
  • LaughingLolly
    LaughingLolly Community member Posts: 100 Empowering
    Yeah. Ignore. I have had one of my diagnosis ' changed and changed back 3 times (so 5 in total) so you have to list symptoms and how it affects you. 
  • Toffee
    Toffee Community member Posts: 251 Empowering
    Yes my condition as gone a lot worse over a year since my last review 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    A worsening condition doesn't mean you'll be entitled to a higher award. Check the PIP descriptors here. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/Migrated_Documents/adviceguide/pip-9-table-of-activities-descriptors-and-points.pdf

    You should get expert face to face advice.


  • Toffee
    Toffee Community member Posts: 251 Empowering
    Thank you poopy I will seek face to face advise they don't know about my new condition see

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