Pip application advice.

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Re: assessment :
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/your-assessment/

There are some useful sites on PIP:
CAB Advice Guide (per above);
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf Pages 86 on are helpful, and give you an indication of how the descriptors and activities should be interpreted and scored;
The points / activities / descriptors page poppy linked to is vital - it's how PIP will be decided.
The B & W site also has useful guides - http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/images/image/samples/dla/sample_pip_jan17_v24.pdf;
It's possible a disability charity linked to your condition also offers PIP guidance i.e.
https://www.mssociety.org.uk/ms-resources/claiming-personal-independence-payment-booklet

Have you kept a copy of your PIP form?
It's important that you fully described the impact your condition has on doing the relevant activities reliably, to an acceptable standard, and in a reasonable time scale.
It's a good idea to have the descriptors / points to hand and ensure the form gets you up to the necessary 8 points.
You need to fit your conditions to the activities, and show how and why points should be awarded.

PIP is based on your abilities on the majority of days (i.e how you are on 183 days over a year).
It helps if your diary shows a period long enough to capture a typical period (particularly if your condition varies).

If, you feel, your PIP2 form wasn't persuasive enough - the suggestion that you contact the PIP help line re submitting additional info is worth following. And you can always take more info to the assessment, and request that it be forwarded on to DWP decision maker (they may be able to do that).

You do have appeal rights if the decision goes against you. And there is always the option to reapply.

When you do the ESA50 form, be aware that it is also points based - so please look at the available guides which will help you complete it to a standard that gives you the best chance of an award. Or you could get advice from your local CAB / advice agency.
With ESA it is more tricky to reapply, so a knowledge of how ESA works; the best way to complete the form, submitting relevant medical evidence becomes important.
If you have NI contributions in the last 2 tax years you are likely to be eligible for contribution-based ESA.
Your local CAB could do a benefit check for you.

Please don't rely on forum posts -i.e. "however from reading on here this is not necessary as the DWP will make enquiries." - the info you have been given above, to date, is accurate. But some posters can dispense drivel, judgements, and incorrect info.
Please use authoritative guides or visit an advice agency .