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3 months 4 weeks ago #293525 by Holly
IBS/IBD was created by Holly
Hi everyone,

I just wondered if there was a guide in regards to claiming PIP for digestive issues such as IBS, IBD etc.

There is always a lot of help available for Arthritis etc but very little on issues that affect your gut!!

A fried of mine is really really ill and under hospital care for a condition which affects his gut he is hoping to claim but there is very little help online.

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3 months 4 weeks ago #293543 by Gary
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Hi Holly

I must admit I do not remember seeing anything specific about issues around IBS.

When applying for PIP, it is not so much the condition per se that the DWP is interested in, but how that condition/s impacts a claimant's daily life and mobility as set out in the PIP criteria. We are not assessors or medical professionals, so cannot give a view on what you will get and at what level. Two people can have identical conditions but be given different awards.

Our guide to PIP claims and reviews goes through each question highlighting important issues that you need to consider in your answers and giving some sample answers; benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip

PIP is not awarded because of the condition but rather the limitations that result and prevent a claimant from completing a range of everyday activities.

Read about the reliability element in the guide - if you cannot do something:

• Safely – in a fashion that is unlikely to cause harm to themselves or to another person.
• To a necessary and acceptable standard – given the nature of the activity.
• Repeatedly – as often as is reasonably required.
• In a reasonable time period – no more than twice as long as a person without a physical or mental health condition would take to carry out the activity.

then you should not be considered able to do the activity.

The fact that you can’t do the activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly or in a reasonable time, means you can’t do it at all for the purposes of the descriptors.

If you have any further questions, then please return to the forum.

Gary

Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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