I've been in hospital due to Crohns pancolitis. I'm coming off of furlough soon. Can I claim PIP?

Trevem1965

I have Crohns pancolitis and recently came out of hospital after a flare.I'm due to start back at work on 17th of April after being furloughed.I was wondering if i qualified for PIP.

calcotti

PIP is about how any long term health conditions affect your ability to do specified activities on the majority of days.
read this
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system

janer1967

Hi and welcome 

PIP is about how your condition affects you and your ability to do daily tasks 

Its not about a certain diagnosis so it is immpossible for us to say if you qualify as we don't know you 

Have a look online at the descriptors or in our PIP section to see what they assess you against 

If you have any questions just ask 

Trevem1965

Thank you

Cher_Alumni

Hi @Trevem1965

Good luck with your PIP claim if you decide to pursue it.  Also, I hope your return to work goes smoothly.  I'm not sure if you're aware of reasonable adjustments but these are changes employers can make to enable disabled people to work.  Examples of reasonable adjustments include having adapted equipment in-situ or changes to your role.  You can visit Scope's reasonable adjustments at work webpage for more details on how to explore this if you like. 

I hope your Crohn's pancolitis flare eases and please let us know if you ever have any further questions. 

Trevem1965

Thank you

Trevem1965

Thank you