I’m 60 years old and on DLA transfer to pip

Hi diceman

Points are not attached to the particular condition that someone has - more they are attached to the impact. So, for instance, if it comes to preparing a meal (if you are bedbound for the majority of the time because of your muscular dystrophy and/or chronic fatigue), then this is something you can't do. Therefore, you would then be saying that you can't prepare a meal and explain why and you should be awarded points. And it will be the same for every question. How does your muscular dystrophy and chronic fatigue and any other difficulties you may have impact your daily liviing and mobility as laid out under PIP.

BIS

Hi diceman24

You get awarded points on the basis of what you are unable to do for the majority of the time. So you don't have to be bedbound every day to say that you are unable to cook yourself a meal. You may be bedbound on three days, you could be exhausted on four days or in severe pain, which would make you completely unsafe in the kitchen and therefore you would answer the question that you cannot prepare a simple meal. You may have someone else cook a meal for you, or you may just survive on a packet of crisps! It can be difficult when you have a fluctuating condition to describe and the assessors are often trying to unfairly catch people out. If you read page 18 of the Guide to PIP Claims and Reviews and have a look at what it says about 'relibaility' - this may make it clearer how you should answer the questions. I don't know you, but my knowledge of muscular dystrophy and chronic fatigue leads me to believe that on many of the questions you will be saying that you can't do these things without support. Bty the way, if you don't have support for something, but you need it then you should say so.

BIS