How The Disability Affects You Claim Form

I was wondering if somebody could offer me advice.

I have just had the Claim form for PIP sent through. (PIP 1003 - 40 pages)

I had a Stroke at the age of 13 in 1979.
I am now 50 years Old
I haven't worked for 10 years.

Yes I will send all of the Information regarding my health
e.g. Letter from GP, Letter from Neorology and Physiotherapists
A list of Medication.

Is there anything else I can provide, I would be grateful for any replies.

Many Thanks,
Andrew Chapman

Hi and Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is

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The PIP criteria are very different from the DLA ones. In addition, PIP was deliberately made harder to get. I suggest you have a good read of our PIP guide before starting to complete the PIP2 form

PIP help for claimants

You can submit anything you have that could be helpful - the more things refer to the PIP descriptors, the more helpful they will be. This can include letters from medics, therapists, friends or family. Don't rely on DWP to contact anyone whose evidence could be useful as they rarely do so!

May I suggest that you bookmark/favourite this on your web browser now so that you can find it easily in future? This will allow you to return with further questions or comments about your PIP without having to start a new topic each time. We ask members to keep everything relating to the same claim in one topic as it helps us enormously - and I hope you will find it useful too

Many thanks, this will be a great help.

I am tackling the PIP Form tomorrow.

Kind Regards

Andrew Chapman