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nickidas
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Hi I have fibromyalgia and menopause to add to it and I want to claim pip can anyone advise please
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Hi @nickidas
Good Morning and welcome.
Here’s some info for you on pip.
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
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Welcome to the community @nickidas I hope you find it helpful! If you need anymore help then please let me know!Scope
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Hi,PIP isn't awarded based on a diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect you daily. However, i've never heard of anyone claiming PIP for how the menopause affects you. If people did this then most women going through it would be claiming it.There's a PIP self test online that you can complete, it's just a guide and evidence will be needed to support a claim because they very rarely contact anyone for evidence.See this guide that goes into more detail about the PIP descriptors, they don't apply to everyone.You'll need to ring the PIP helpline to start a claim.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Hi @nickidas , did you have any luck claiming PIP for menopause symptoms?
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tildamall said:Hi @nickidas , did you have any luck claiming PIP for menopause symptoms?The thread is over 4 years old and the member hasn't returned sinced they posted their question.PIP isn't awarded based on a diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect you against the PIP descriptors.Having said that unless you have other conditions as well then i can't imagine you would score enough of points needed for an award. The person that posted the thread has fibromyalgia as well.I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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Hi tildamallThe person posted over 4 years ago and has not returned for over 4 years so I would not expect you would get a reply.PIP is not based on diagnosis it is about how your problems affect you accordind to the 12 activities and the descriptors. That information can be found here https://pipinfo.netAdvice can be found here on how to fill the PIP2 Form https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/fill-in-form-pip/Before you start your claim it is a good idea to start a disability or mental health diary.Also a good way to show your problems is to keep a disability or mental health diary using the PIP descriptors on the PIP info site here https://pipinfo.net/#activities and write each day the problems you had with the applicable descriptors that apply to you. Keep the diary for 7-10 days and this will show you what problems you have each day and it will give you an idea of the problems you have on the majority of days (more than 50% of the time) In the diary describe what happened and give details of any witnesses and the consequences. You can use the diary then to build up your claim and use it as evidence to backup your claim. Remember you need to do each activity "Reliably" See reliably here https://pipinfo.net/issues/reliably The diary does not need to be complicated. You will need to include you D.O.B, National insurance number, The date and year of diary entry and if you want to be really detailed you can include the time of incident etc (that is not vital but it will show you the time of day when you are least likely to complete the activity reliably) read the activities on the PIP info website and look at the descriptors and see how they are worded. Then choose the descriptor that is applicable to you and your conditions.If you have someone who helps you or knows you well and sees you often then you can ask them to write you a supporting letter to describe the problems you have and the help they give you or you need but do not get. They would need to include how they know you and how often they see you.
How to challenge a PIP award that has been reduced at Review https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/696285#Comment_696285
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