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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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 -
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.
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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??? -
Hi @lizingram
There is some great information on the CAB site including:
There are 3 stages to your claim:- Start your claim by calling the DWP
- Fill in the claim form they send you
- Go to a face-to-face assessment - most people have to do this (but you won’t if you’re terminally ill)
You can also take the PIP self test here to see how you could score.
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