How FillMyPIP works

What you get

Your PIP form asks about 12 everyday activities. We write a clear, first-person answer for each one, in the kind of wording assessors are trained to look for. Here is what each activity covers, written the way you would say it:

Preparing food. "On most days I cannot peel, chop or cook safely because of the pain and shaking in my hands, so I go without a proper meal or someone has to do it for me."
Eating and drinking. "I forget to eat, or I struggle to cut food up and get it to my mouth, so I need prompting and help to take in enough nutrition."
Managing your treatments. "I cannot keep track of my medication or monitor my condition on my own, so I rely on reminders and help to take the right dose at the right time."
Washing and bathing. "I cannot wash or bathe safely by myself because I am at real risk of slipping, so I need aids and someone to steady me and wash the parts I cannot reach."
Using the toilet. "I need aids and help to manage getting on and off the toilet and to stay clean, and on bad days I cannot manage this in a reasonable time."
Dressing and undressing. "It takes me far longer than it should, and I need help or aids to fasten clothes and to dress my lower body, so on bad days I stay in the same clothes."
Talking, listening and understanding. "I struggle to follow or take in what people say and to make myself understood, so I need someone with me for anything beyond the simplest conversation."
Reading. "I cannot reliably read and take in written words and signs because of my condition, so I need help or prompting to understand what things say."
Mixing with other people. "Being around people brings on overwhelming distress, so I avoid it or need someone I trust with me, and on bad days I cannot manage it at all."
Managing money. "I cannot keep on top of budgets, bills and change on my own, so I need prompting and help to make everyday money decisions safely."
Planning and following a journey. "I cannot plan or follow a route on my own without overwhelming distress, so I need another person with me to get anywhere unfamiliar."
Moving around. "I can only stand and move a short distance before the pain stops me, and I cannot repeat it, so most days I stay close to home."

These are short examples to show the tone. Your real answers are longer, use your own conditions by name, and are written from what you tell us about your own life.

Your medication and treatments

Your form also asks you to list your conditions, your medication and any side effects, and the treatments or therapies you have had or have planned. We lay this out clearly for you so you can copy it across and add your own dates and doses.

The health professionals section

The form asks who knows you best, such as your GP, consultant, specialist nurse or therapist. We remind you exactly what to add here, with their contact details, so nothing is left blank.

A quiet note, for your eyes only

With each answer we add a short note that suggests the descriptor and points most likely to apply, and a one-line reason why. This is guidance for you to understand your own answer. It is not part of what you copy onto the form, and the descriptor letters and point numbers never go into the answer text itself.

You stay in control

We know how much rests on this form, so we are careful to be honest about what we do.

We do not send anything to the DWP. We give you the wording. You copy it onto your own form, in your own handwriting, and send it yourself, so it stays in your name.

This is guidance only. FillMyPIP is independent and not affiliated with the DWP or any government body. It is not legal or medical advice.

The decision is always the DWP's. No service can promise an outcome. What we can do is help you describe your difficulties clearly and completely, which gives your form the strongest possible foundation.

You can change every word. Read each answer, edit anything that is not quite you, and leave out anything that does not fit. It is your form.

PIP2 or AR1 - which form do you have?

There are two main PIP forms, and FillMyPIP writes answers for both. They cost the same, £99.99, as a one-off payment.

The PIP2 claim form ("How your disability affects you") is the long form you fill in when you make a new PIP claim. If you are claiming for the first time, this is your form. See the PIP2 form filler.

The AR1 review form ("Award review") is the shorter form the DWP sends when they look at an award you already have. It asks how you manage each activity now and whether anything has changed. See the AR1 review form filler.

Not sure which you have? Check the front of the letter and form the DWP sent you. If you are starting a brand new claim it is the PIP2. If your award is being looked at again, it is the AR1.

What "reliably" really means

This is the single most important idea on the whole form, and most people do not realise it. You do not have to be unable to do something every single time for it to count. The rules say you must be able to do each activity reliably. If you cannot, it should be treated as though you cannot do it at all. Reliably means all four of these, in plain English:

Safely. Without putting yourself or anyone else in danger. If you can only wash by risking a fall, you are not doing it safely.

To an acceptable standard. Properly, not half done. If you can only manage a quick wipe instead of a proper wash, that is not to an acceptable standard.

Repeatedly. As often as you need to, throughout the day, not just once. If cooking one meal leaves you unable to do anything else, you cannot do it repeatedly.

In a reasonable time. Not much more than about twice as long as it would take someone without your condition.

We weave these four factors into your answers naturally, so your form shows the full picture of a normal day, including your bad days, not just the moments when you cope. Fluctuating conditions are judged on your worst and most common days, not your best.

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