Pip for long covid

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Hi
Just like to say thanks to everyone who took the time to reply to my posts about claiming pip for long covid,
Just received a letter through the post from the dwp saying they have awarded me enhanced pip for both sections,
I wasn't going to apply because after many internet searches i couldn't find anyone who has successfully claimed and even doctors were getting turned down for it,
but the lady who gave me my telephone assessment seemed to know a lot about me/cfs and long covid and how the fatigue can effect you on a day to day basis.
So anyone reading this who's had to give up work because of long covid do put in for pip because people do get it, they probably just don't post about it.
So thanks everyone for your help
Just like to say thanks to everyone who took the time to reply to my posts about claiming pip for long covid,
Just received a letter through the post from the dwp saying they have awarded me enhanced pip for both sections,
I wasn't going to apply because after many internet searches i couldn't find anyone who has successfully claimed and even doctors were getting turned down for it,
but the lady who gave me my telephone assessment seemed to know a lot about me/cfs and long covid and how the fatigue can effect you on a day to day basis.
So anyone reading this who's had to give up work because of long covid do put in for pip because people do get it, they probably just don't post about it.
So thanks everyone for your help
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hopefully i wont need a review and my condition will have improved by then.
one question if i had a review Oct 2024 and i got the dreaded 0 points would the award stop in Oct or
would i still receive it till Aug 2025.
thanks
I would add, this shows that even if people are refused for Long Covid at first, it is very often worth fighting - people CAN get appropriate awards despite all the horror stories.
Current debt ZERO.
The major, major difference between LC/ME and FM is PEM/PENE - Post-Exertional Malaise / Neuroimmune Exhaustion. Not 'just' fatigue (as if fatigue isn't bad enough) but a real worsening of symptoms, which if pushed through results in permanent deterioration. Which is exactly why so many people now have Long Covid, because they didn't know to and/or couldn't rest properly like their body needed.
There's also a lot of dysautonomia in both patient groups, which is often overlooked. (Less so with Fibromyalgia.)