PIP Assessment (2024)

FAQs

What are the chances of passing PIP assessment? ›

The overall average success rate for PIP claims is 52%, but this varies widely depending on your main disabling condition.

These general PIP assessment tips will also help you: Don't let the assessor rush you. Try not to just answer 'yes' or 'no' to the questions. Always explain how doing something would make you feel afterwards and the impact it can have on you if you had to do it repeatedly in a short period.

For PIP you should be assessed on how you are for the "Majority" of days, not just your "Good" days nor your "Bad" days. This is why it helps to keep a diary when you suffer fluctuating limitations.

Supporting evidence can come in the form of: Statement from a carer, friend or family member. Daily routine diary and personal statement. Medical evidence (records, prescriptions, letters from medical professionals).

You need 8 points to get the standard rate of the daily living component, or 12 points for the enhanced rate. You also need 8 points for the standard rate of the mobility component and 12 points for the enhanced rate.

To qualify for PIP, you have to score enough points on the PIP test for daily living or mobility (or both). If you score between eight and 11 points for the daily living activities, you get the standard rate of the daily living component. If you score 12 or more points, or you are terminally ill.

Under PIP, if a condition or disability affects you more than half the time, it has to be treated as affecting you all the time. Equally, if a condition or disability does not affect you half the time, then it can be disregarded or ignored for PIP purposes. This is known as the 50% rule.

You do not have to have a physical disability to get the mobility part. You might also be eligible if you have difficulty getting around because of a cognitive or mental health condition, like anxiety.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said there has been an "unprecedented" demand for PIP, which pays up to £691 a month. Government figures show 49 per cent of applications are successful in England and Wales – meaning the other 51 per cent were rejected.

Your assessment is not a medical examination. It is a conversation with a health professional that lasts about 1 hour. At your assessment, the health professional will talk to you about the information on your form. They will ask about how your long- term health condition or disability affects you day-to-day.

What illness automatically qualifies for PIP? ›

There's actually no specific PIP list of medical conditions in the UK. You can get PIP with any disability or condition, as long as you struggle with either daily living or mobility for three months.

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.

The PIP review form is assessed on the same tasks detailed in the PIP claim form you initially filled in when applying for PIP. You will need to describe how easy or difficult each task or activity is to complete, and is your chance to explain to the DWP what, if anything, has changed since your last assessment.