Hi, my name is Lizziefordy68! Been told to apply for PIP, what are my chances?

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Lizziefordy68
Lizziefordy68 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited December 2021 in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
Hi I'm on lwcra, I had a back payment of 18 months back in August 21 and been told to apply for pip what's my chances

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Hi,
    Being found to have LCWRA has no affect on a PIP claim. No one here can tell you whether a claim for PIP will be successful because no one here knows exactly how your conditions affect you.
    PIP and LCWRA are 2 completely different benefits, with totally different criteria. PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect your ability to carry out daily activity based on the PIP descriptors.
    Having some understanding of the criteria and what the descriptors mean will help. Have a read of this.
    If you do apply be aware that backlogs are huge and estimated timescale from start to finish is about 10 months.

  • Lizziefordy68
    Lizziefordy68 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Thank-you 
  • Lizziefordy68
    Lizziefordy68 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Thank-you will look into it as was suprised by 18months back payment and rewarded lwcra and was told I should apply for pip as got highest score for fibromalger and and angina and copd and other probs 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You won't score points for any diagnosis because that's not what PIP is about.
  • Lizziefordy68
    Lizziefordy68 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I'm not saying I want to.score more points, I've been told I should apply dueto difficulties re daily life 
  • MarkM88
    MarkM88 Online Community Member Posts: 3,119 Connected
    edited December 2021
    If that’s the case then you need to call them up and start the process off. 

    Remember, PIP is a functional assessment and has nothing to do with conditions or diagnosis. 

    You need to give at least 2 real world examples in as much detail as you can about what happened when you attempted each activity described in the descriptors that are applicable to you. 

    Please bear in mind too that evidence should be relevant. 

    LCWRA is completely separate to PIP. 

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