PIP & ME/CFS – fatigue/exhaustion

judexx

You may struggle to score for 4g as you say that there are times when you can shower even if it has a knock-on effect on your health. I'm not saying that you cannot score for this Descriptor but you will need to do a lot of work if you to meet the requirements for it.

For example. you will need to explain why aids do help you shower and why "prompting, supervision or assistance" from someone else would not help to complete the activity. You need to look at this for each activity that you are hoping to score for.

Are you using our PIP Claim guide?

Gordon

Jude

So be aware, the PIP Descriptors are specific, what I mean by this is that you must show that you cannot complete each task, reliably and/or in the majority of days, meeting one task does not imply that you will meet another's requirements.

Also, don't assume that those assessing you will understand your condition and limitations, the DM has no medical training and although the assessor should have had training about ME/CFS, unless they have direct experience of dealing with people with this condition then the reality is that they won't understand.

So, explain your issues in detail, as ME is a variable condition, don't forget to explain when and for how long you are affected. Have a good read of the reliability criteria.

Gordon