Does pip mean your disabled

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charl1234
charl1234 Online Community Member Posts: 299 Empowering
edited August 2021 in Universal Credit (UC)
Does if u get pip mean u are disabled

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited August 2021
    Removed comment because OP edited their question after i commented which meant my comment made no sense.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    Poppy, I think this post has ended up in the wrong thread.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    edited August 2021
    charl1980 said:
    Does if u get pip mean u are disabled
    PIP is a disability benefit.

    Legally you’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

    https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010

    Someone in receipt of PIP would, in general, meet this definition, but impacts resulting from some conditions are excluded so some PIP claimants might not be legally disabled.

    A curious feature is that someone diagnosed with cancer and some other conditions is legally disabled even though the cancer may have no adverse impact at the time of diagnosis.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited August 2021
    calcotti said:
    Poppy, I think this post has ended up in the wrong thread.

    No it didn't. Looking at the first comment i see the OP has edited their question because it did originally ask if getting PIP mean you're entitled to LCW/LCWRA because a friend of theres is spliting up with their partner. Clearly my comment now makes no sense at all because of their edit.


  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    calcotti said:
    Poppy, I think this post has ended up in the wrong thread.
    No it didn't. Looking at the first comment i see the OP has edited their question 
    That would have confused things!