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• How the DWP makes a decision on PIP claims

  How Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims are assessed by the Department for Work and Pensions, and information on the descriptors and scoring used

• Letter to send evidence after your PIP claim form

  Template letter you can use if you need to send extra supporting evidence for your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim

• Other information

  Read about giving other information which does not fit anywhere else on the ESA form. You can use extra sheets of paper if there’s not enough space in the box

• Q3 - reaching

  Help to fill in Q3: reaching for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• How to claim PIP if you have a terminal illness

  How to make a fast-track claim for Personal Independence Allowance (PIP) if you have a terminal illness

• Medical evidence

  Find out how to get and submit medical evidence with your ESA50 form. This helps give the DWP an idea of how your condition affects your ability to work

• Q2 - standing and sitting

  Help to fill in Q2: standing and sitting for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Q18 - eating and drinking

  Help to fill in Q18: eating and drinking for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Q15 - going out

  Help to fill in Q15: going out for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Q17 - behaving appropriately

  Help to fill in Q17: behaving appropriately for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question