PIP
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) points scores

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Benefits and Work

https://benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system
This information comes from the above website which also has a form to self-assess whether or not you would achieve enough points for PIP etc.
REMEMBER this is a GUIDE – success or failure cannot be fully based on this.

Daily living activities

  1. Preparing food
  • Can prepare and cook a simple meal unaided. 0 points
  • Can prepare and cook a simple meal unaided. 0 points
  • Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal. 2 points
  • Cannot cook a simple meal using a conventional cooker but is able to do so using a microwave. points. 2 points
  • Needs prompting to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal. 2 points
  • Needs supervision or assistance to either prepare or cook a simple meal. 4 points
  • Cannot prepare and cook food. 8 points
  1. Taking nutrition
  • Can take nutrition unaided. 0 points
  • Needs –
    1. to use an aid or appliance to be able to take nutrition; or
    2. supervision to be able to take nutrition; or
    3. assistance to be able to cut up food
    2 points
  • Needs a therapeutic source to be able to take nutrition. 2 points
  • Needs prompting to be able to take nutrition. 4 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition. 6 points
  • Cannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another person to do so. 10 points
  1. Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
  • Either –
    1. does not receive medication or therapy or need to monitor a health condition; or
    2. can manage medication or therapy or monitor a health condition unaided.
    0 points
  • Needs any one or more of the following –
    1. to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage medication
    2. supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage medication
    3. supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to monitor a health condition
    1 point
  • Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes no more than 3.5 hours a week. 2 points
  • Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 3.5 but no more than 7 hours a week. 4 points
  • Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week. 6 points
  • Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 14 hours a week. 8 points
  1. Washing and bathing
  • Can wash and bathe unaided. 0 points
  • Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to wash or bathe. 2 points
  • Needs supervision or prompting to be able to wash or bathe. 2 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to wash either their hair or body below the waist. 2 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to get in or out of a bath or shower. 3 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to wash their body between the shoulders and waist. 4 points
  • Cannot wash and bathe at all and needs another person to wash their entire body. 8 points
  1. Managing toilet needs or incontinence
  • Can manage toilet needs or incontinence unaided. 0 points
  • Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage toilet needs or incontinence. 2 points
  • Needs supervision or prompting to be able to manage toilet needs. 2 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to manage toilet needs. 4 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of either bladder or bowel. 6 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of both bladder and bowel. 8 points