Dept of Works & Pensions, I believe, will complete the form for you over the telephone. Simply be prepared for a longish conversation but you must be honest. Good luck. 

You're supposed to not need PIP in the UK because you should BE GETTING YOUR CARE NEEDS MET FOR FREE!!' It makes me so so sad that this is not he case and that the "powers that be" don't see this!!!!

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I was getting the same care company as the 95 year old on my floor (I was 25)...I was paying upwards of £25 per hour. The 95 year old was paying £0...

THIS is why they think you need no help financially in terms of applying for PIP.

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what they do not do is sit for just a SECOND AND THINK!!

--this woman was getting 3 lots of 30-45minute slots per day. That was not enough to help. She (fortunately for her) has a loving son who would come by EVERY SINGLE WEEK -I was going to write day, but I'm certain there would have been the odd day he couldn't...

She was asked by -and encouraged by- the housing association to use her buzzer and ask for any other help she might need. You see, we live in a high rise (4 skyscrapers are in a giant square round a wee bit of grass, so, it's got a 24hour manned -or womanned HA!- concierge section.

well, my lovely neighbour is like me --we are both too worried that we would cause worry someone else... 

eventually the wardens added us to the "phone call" list. Where someone would buzz us morning and night to check all was ok.

Even with this all in place... I do not walk unaided and am too proud/vain to ask for help I guess. Same for my neighbour. She then had her decision making removed from her and went to a home for the elderly.

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the people who have never been in constant need DO NOT see the need as fully as they should -THEY SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IN CHARGE OF MAKING LAWS ABOUT who gets what...

it hurts my heart do so very very much and my head... so I have to shoosh now.

sorry.

i hope I made some sort of sense to you and the point of my post linked to the point of yours -it started off well (in my head) ...but I fall apart when I try to word it. 

Yes Maria, understand all you say; there is a massive discrepancy between need and the age group you are in. If you don't get ill before age 64 then you cannot apply for PIP, this age group should rise in line with the higher retirement ages, 70 in some cases! I will give you an example: if you are 65 and over with chronic disabling osteo arthritis and a heart condition but can still get about on medication etc and with walking aids or drive a car; you cannot claim a benefit. If you have the same conditions at 64 and under you can!! Where is the fairness in this? You can even work and claim PIP under 64! The only other benefit is attendance allowance after age 65 which has a totally different qualifying criteria such as being housebound and need help with washing and dressing, food prep etc. Comments would be appreciated and maybe enlightening.

Form filling has always been laborious but eventually when its done the benefits are a great reward for the effort.

Citizens advice will always help complete the form and, I believe, the Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) will also complete the form for you over the phone. Downside is that it will be a long phone call.

I think something has moved up a scale with PIPS, as my son had an assessment about 18 months to 2 yrs ago and was granted PIPS after being on DLA and it said the next assessment would be in 6 yrs time. He received another assessment request a few weeks ago? Somebody I know lost their PIPS and one reason given was because he was able to place a tablet in his mouth!!!! Its like they are differentiating between disabilities between physical and mental health and I wonder if the disability equality act is still valid?

It may be possible to get attendance allowance when you reach 66.

try getting advice on both from Turn2Us. Also CAB can help with forms.