Clift lip & palate

Catfishman wrote: Hi,

My daughter has the following illness, cleft lip & palate, front lobe epilepsy, can I claim PIP for her as it has a dramatic impact on her life, both physical and mental.

Thank you kindly..

Assuming that your daughter is aged 16 or older, otherwise it would be a claim for DLA.

Neither PIP nor DLA is awarded because the claimant has a particular condition, but rather because of the limitations that result from those conditions.

Have a look at our PIP Claim guide for an understanding of the criteria that your daughter will need to show that she meets, if you think that she does then the guide also explains how to start a claim.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

Gordon