Pip Points advice needed ASAP

em wrote: i am horrified. after being on dla for many years for having severe mental health difficulties following a severe trauma, i am so worried to see that the new pip questions really do not allow enough flexibility to describe how ill someone can be with mental health issues. the choices of answers don't cover some of the key issues with such a complex health issue.

i am too scared to complete the form and not sure how to, to be completely honest.

has anyone with mental health issues/severe depression managed to complete it and come out with a high scoring?

thanks

I guess the first question is whether you have received a PIP2 to complete or not?

We certainly have members who have been awarded PIP due to their mental Health issues, but it's not really the conditions that are being considered but the effects that they have on your ability to complete the PIP activities.

As some examples; do you have problems starting activities such as preparing a meal or bathing or dressing due to a lack of interest? Do you have OCD issues that mean that you can only complete tasks in a particular way and that they take your far longer than a healthy person would? Do you have issues relating to other people?

These would all be reasons for you to score points for PIP and could lead to an award.

Please have a look at the PIP Claim guide for more details.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

If you have more questions then please reply to this post.

Gordon

Roidininki wrote: I also feel like em.
Havn't been asked yet but fear the offer will come sometime in the future.
Is there a leaflet to download to help a person with a mental illness applying for PIP?

PIP doesn't really distinguish between mental health issues and physical ones, the PIP Claim guide covers both. See

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

Gordon