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Criteria for PIP

sevenhills · 2023-01-21 12:43:15

I have looked on the Government website and it's vague. My ex-wife got the lower PIP payment for having a bad back. She doesn't work, so it doesn't stop her from doing anything. Her income is similar to mine. I went to see my GP about a arthritic knee a few years ago. It causes me discomfort when I walk upstairs. I expect…

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tifo Posts: 2,171 Forumite

23 January 2023 at 10:35AM

poppy12345 said:

tifo said:

In my opinion PIP is very hard to get but then some people seem to have no visible issues and get the enhanced rates.

That's simply because invisible health conditions do exist.

Hence the italics on visible. I know that not all conditions can be seen, i'm the same.

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