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2 years 3 months ago #274325 by Louisa45
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Hi
My Question is, I need PIP because I can't travel on public transport due to claustauphobia
whether people are on the bus or not is the issue, it is being on the bus, but I can travel
in a car to a unfamiliar or familiar place, if the journey meant I had to travel by car.
Can anyone please advise, I have had these difficulties for over 25 years.
My Question is, I need PIP because I can't travel on public transport due to claustauphobia
whether people are on the bus or not is the issue, it is being on the bus, but I can travel
in a car to a unfamiliar or familiar place, if the journey meant I had to travel by car.
Can anyone please advise, I have had these difficulties for over 25 years.
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2 years 3 months ago #274369 by Gary
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Hi Louisa45
Welcome to the forum.
You might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/faq/forum
PIP isn't based on specific conditions, it is based on how the symptoms you have affect your daily living and your mobility as per the specific PIP criteria.
You need to show that you are affected for the majority of the time. So are you claustrophobic four out of seven days and how does it affect you from travelling?
The Going Out activity looks at three things.
Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning.
Undertaking a Journey - this is to do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there any problems; cognitive, sensory or mental health issues that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact, if you cannot undertake a journey then you will not score points for following one and vice versa.
We have a very comprehensive PIP guide. If you look through that, it will give you some idea of how you might answer questions.
benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip .
Gary
Welcome to the forum.
You might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/faq/forum
PIP isn't based on specific conditions, it is based on how the symptoms you have affect your daily living and your mobility as per the specific PIP criteria.
You need to show that you are affected for the majority of the time. So are you claustrophobic four out of seven days and how does it affect you from travelling?
The Going Out activity looks at three things.
Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning.
Undertaking a Journey - this is to do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there any problems; cognitive, sensory or mental health issues that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact, if you cannot undertake a journey then you will not score points for following one and vice versa.
We have a very comprehensive PIP guide. If you look through that, it will give you some idea of how you might answer questions.
benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip .
Gary
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