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Guides for a stronger claim
Honest, plain-English articles on how PIP is scored, what evidence works, and how to tell your story.
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21 October 2026
How to Claim PIP for Fibromyalgia
Fibro fog, pain, fatigue: how fibromyalgia maps onto the PIP descriptors. The reliability test, the good days trap, and the evidence that helps.
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14 October 2026
Got Zero Points on PIP? Why This Often Gets Overturned
Nil award PIP decisions feel definitive. Statistically, they're among the most likely to flip at tribunal. Common assessor errors and how to challenge them.
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7 October 2026
PIP Tribunal Appeal: What to Expect on the Day
65–70% of PIP claimants who attend tribunal succeed. Who's in the room, what they ask, how long it takes, and how to prepare.
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30 September 2026
The Timms Review: What Could Change About PIP in 2026/27
The Timms Review reports in autumn 2026. What's in scope, what's out of scope, when changes might take effect, and what claimants should do now.
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23 September 2026
How to Write a PIP Mandatory Reconsideration Request
The structure of an MR letter that changes minds. Identifying assessor errors, applying the 50% rule and reliability test, and a worked example.
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16 September 2026
PIP Refused: What Happens Next, Step by Step
The first 48 hours after a PIP refusal. The 1-month MR deadline, requesting the assessment report, and why most refusals aren't final.
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29 July 2026
How to Claim PIP for Autism: When the Form Is the Problem
The PIP form is built for neurotypical communication. This guide covers autistic burnout, masking, sensory processing, and the activities where autism reliably scores.
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22 July 2026
How to Claim PIP for ADHD: Descriptors That Score Points
ADHD has the highest PIP refusal rate of any condition. This guide covers executive function framing, the masking trap, and where ADHD reliably scores.
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15 July 2026
How to Describe Good Days vs Bad Days on a PIP Form
Why describing yourself at your best costs PIP points. The 50% rule applied to fluctuating conditions, with worked examples for ME/CFS, MS, bipolar and fibromyalgia.
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8 July 2026
What Changed for PIP in 2026 (And What Didn't)
The 4-point rule was dropped. UC reforms hit new claimants. Face-to-face assessments are back. A plain-English guide to the 2026 PIP landscape.
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1 July 2026
PIP Mobility Activity 11: Planning and Following a Journey
The highest-scoring mental health mobility activity. How to answer with anxiety, autism, ADHD, agoraphobia or panic disorder. Why driving doesn't disqualify you.
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24 June 2026
PIP Question 9: Engaging With Other People Face-to-Face
Activity 9 of the PIP form is one of the most under-claimed. The masking trap, the social support descriptor, and how to score for autism, anxiety, PTSD, and EUPD.
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17 June 2026
How to Claim PIP for Anxiety and Depression (2026 Guide)
The largest single PIP claim category, with a 50% first-decision success rate. A question-by-question guide to claiming PIP for anxiety and depression.
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10 June 2026
PIP1 vs PIP2: What Each Form Actually Asks
PIP1 is a 30-minute phone call; PIP2 is the 35-page form with a 1-month deadline that the DWP scores. The journey, the deadlines, the common mistakes.
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3 June 2026
The PIP Reliability Test: Safely, Repeatedly, in Reasonable Time
PIP's four-part reliability test catches 'I can do it once' answers. If one limb fails - including post-exertional crash - a higher descriptor applies.
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27 May 2026
The PIP 50% of the Time Rule, Explained With Examples
PIP's 50% rule scores the descriptor that applies on more than 183 of 365 days. Worked examples for fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, bipolar and long covid.
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20 May 2026
PIP Descriptors Explained: 12 Activities & Scoring Rules
How PIP points are scored, in plain English: the 12 activities, the highest-descriptor rule, the 50% rule, and how 8 or 12 points decides your award.
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