What is the best answer for PIP questions?

In summary these are our top tips for a successful PIP claim:
  • Always be honest.
  • Answer describing how you feel 'most of the time'.
  • Add concise, unambiguous comments.
  • Aim for consistency with your answers.
  • Don't be afraid to get professional help.
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What is good evidence for PIP?

Medical evidence is crucial when applying for PIP and usually takes the form of a letter/report from your GP, psychiatrist, consultant or other healthcare professional. Medical professionals can explain what your condition is, your treatment and how the condition affects your everyday life.
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What should I say in a PIP question?

To qualify for PIP, you need to show that you need help with the activities on more than half the days in a year. Make it clear on the form how often you have problems with the activities. If your health changes, explain how often this happens and the effect it has on you. It may help to keep a diary.
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What should I say on a PIP phone assessment?

Things to remember on telephone assessments

Try not to just answer 'yes' or 'no' to questions. Give as much detail as you can. It is best to try & explain how doing something would affect you afterwards and if you could do it repeatedly in a short period of time.
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What are the 8 points for PIP?

Can dress and undress unaided.
  • 0 points. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress.
  • 2 points. Needs either - ...
  • 2 points. Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their lower body.
  • 2 points. Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their upper body.
  • 4 points. ...
  • 8 points.
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How do I pass the PIP test?

Prepare for your PIP assessment
  1. Read your PIP form thoroughly. Make any notes of changes to your condition. Remind yourself of your answers. ...
  2. Read the PIP descriptors for each question.
  3. Understand what the PIP assessment is.
  4. Make a list of points you would like to make during your assessment – and take this with you.
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How do you get high rate PIP?

You get the standard rate if you score between eight and 11 points for your mobility needs in the PIP test. You get the enhanced rate if you score 12 points or more.
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Can you be awarded PIP without a face to face assessment?

Unless you have a terminal illness you'll usually have to have an assessment to complete your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application. It's an opportunity for you to talk about how your condition affects you - it's not a diagnosis of your condition or a medical examination.
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Are PIP telephone assessments successful?

They show that telephone assessments have fallen slightly as a proportion of the overall total between February 2021 and January 2022, but only from 83.8% to 77.3%. This means that over three quarters of PIP assessments were still done on the telephone at the beginning of this year.
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Are PIP reviews successful?

Just 42% of new PIP claims are successful. 33% of all PIP awards are at the highest rate for both components. For new claims, in January 2021, 77% were for 2 years or less. On review, 38% of all claims are reduced or stopped, just 18% are increased.
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How do I answer mobility questions on PIP?

You should answer the question by describing how well you can stand and move without using it. Don't overestimate your ability. For example, if you can't regularly and repeatedly walk 50 metres then don't say you can. If pain and breathlessness affect how far you walk, take that into account.
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Can I get PIP for anxiety?

PIP is not awarded on your physical or mental health condition. It's based on the level of help you need because of your condition.
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What is classed as overwhelming psychological distress?

'Overwhelming psychological distress' means distress related to an enduring mental health condition or intellectual or cognitive impairment which results in a severe anxiety state in which the symptoms are so severe that the person is unable to function.
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How do I write a PIP supporting statement?

A personal statement should be two pages maximum and can explain the history of your condition(s) and how your ability differs on both good and bad days. You can also explain your average week so the person reading this manages to gain a full picture of how you are affected.
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Does PIP contact your doctor?

The DWP will usually contact your GP or healthcare professional to obtain medical evidence when you submit a PIP or ESA claim, the information is then sent to the DWP as part of your claim process.
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How do you know if you passed PIP assessment?

The DWP will send you a letter to tell you their decision. The letter confirms whether you will get PIP, which PIP components you get and which rate, and the amount of points you score in the PIP test. Keep the letter in a safe place. You may need to give people a copy when you claim other benefits.
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Do PIP watch your house?

According to Stuart Miller Solicitors, benefits investigators might watch your house. They are allowed to wait outside your home in a car and watch to see who is entering and exiting the property.
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What percentage of PIP claims are refused?

190,000 (3%) were registered under SRTI while the rest (97%) were under normal rules. 3.2 million clearances (52%) were awarded PIP , 2.8 million (46%) had their claim disallowed and 110,000 (2%) withdrew their claim.
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Can I get a mobility car on standard rate PIP?

No, standard rate PIP cannot be used to join the Motability Scheme, you must apply for and receive one of the following allowances: Enhanced Rate of the Mobility Component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
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How many months can PIP be backdated?

How to claim PIP. Claiming Personal Independence Payment can take up to four months after making your claim to you receive any money. PIP cannot be backdated but your payments start from the date you made your claim to cover the handling time at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
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Does PIP go into bank before decision letter?

Your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will start being paid after you receive your decision letter. Your decision letter tells you whether you qualify for PIP and how much you will get. Your PIP will be backdated to when you first made a PIP claim, so you are likely to get a lump sum back payment.
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What are the top 10 disabilities?

What Are the Top 10 Disabilities?
  • Nervous System and Sense Organs. ...
  • Intellectual Disabilities. ...
  • Circulatory System. ...
  • Schizophrenic and Other Psychotic Disorders. ...
  • Other Mental Disorders. ...
  • Injuries. ...
  • Organic Mental Disorders. ...
  • Neoplasms. Finally, the 10th top disability comes from neoplasms.
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What is the PIP 20 Metre rule?

But the 20 metre rule hasn't been scrapped

Disappointingly, ADP will continue to use criteria from the PIP system, including the discredited 20 metre rule. Under this rule, if you can walk one step over 20 metres you won't qualify for the higher rate of mobility support.
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What conditions automatically qualify you for disability UK?

Some impairments are automatically treated as a disability. You'll be covered if you have: cancer, including skin growths that need removing before they become cancerous. a visual impairment - this means you're certified as blind, severely sight impaired, sight impaired or partially sighted.
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How many PIP points do I need for anxiety?

Four points

You have an anxiety or panic attack.
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