Filling in my re assessment for pip

geoffynwa2020
geoffynwa2020 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
in PIP, DLA, and AA
I have a pip form to fill in and I dont know what to put 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,185 Championing
    edited September 2020
    HI and welcome,

    You should treat it as a new claim, rather than a review. Add as much information as possible about how your conditions affect you. Then put a couple of recent real world examples of what happened the last time you attempted that activity for each descriptor that applies to you.

    Also have a look at the first post here in this thread https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/56365/pip-form-filling#latest


  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi and welcome to the community glad you have joined us here

    There is a lot of advice on here about filling in forms which you will find in the PIP section, good luck for your claim keep us updated
  • gentlegee1976
    gentlegee1976 Online Community Member Posts: 33 Connected
    Remember, when completing the form you need to be able to perform a descriptor "reliably".

    The PIP descriptors are on the link below -

    https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system

    Reliability has four components each of which must be satisfied in order for an activity to be undertaken ‘reliably’. The four components are:
    • Safely
    • To an acceptable standard
    • Repeatedly
    • In a reasonable time
    If you cannot satisfy the 4 components of reliability for any descriptor, you should be treated as if you cannot do it all. Be sure to mention if you can only carry out a descriptor once or occasionally.  Remember to use the word " BUT "

    For example, if bathing was a problem due to pain you could put -  

    "I can bathe myself, BUT only if the pain and discomfort I'm in allows me to do so. If the pain is too great (as it often is), I'd need my partner to assist me. I CANNOT bathe myself without assistance on every occasion."

    Good luck !!













  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,714 Championing
    Hi @geoffynwa2020 and welcome to our online community.

    Did you find the information given by our members helpful?  Please let us know if you have any more questions.  
  • geoffynwa2020
    geoffynwa2020 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    yes very helpful 
    thanks hopefully I will be awarded PIP ??
  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,714 Championing
    Brilliant.  Good luck and let us know how you get on :)

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