Led by the Autism AIM – Mental Health Equity Project, there are a series of guides to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This is a benefit for people who are under state pension age in the UK and need support with daily activities or getting around because of a long-term illness or disability.

Many autistic people are entitled to PIP, but there are difficulties in making a claim for it. The free guides below can help with that, providing useful information on areas like eligibility, the application process and appeals.

To download the guides, please click on the buttons below. Please note that all of the guides are in PDF format.

Main Guides

1. Starting Your PIP Claim

This guide looks at the beginning of the PIP application process, including anything you need to prepare.

2. How Your Disability Affects You

This guide looks at what the eligibility criteria are for PIP, including mobility and issues related to autism.

3. Assessments

In this guide, there is useful information about the assessment process, including important meetings.

4. Understanding Your PIP Award

This guide talks about what happens if you receive a PIP award and what it will mean for you.

5. Appeals

If your PIP application has been unsuccessful, this guide has information on how to appeal a decision.

6. Renewing PIP

When your PIP is up for renewal, this guide has plenty of useful information on how to try and renew it.

Supplementary Guides

Definitions

This short glossary explains what all of the terminology and jargon around the PIP process actually means.

PIP Evidence

Inside this short guide, there is a full list of examples of evidence you may need when applying for PIP.

Reasonable Adjustments

In this guide, there are examples of what reasonable adjustments you can request when going through the PIP process.

Mental Wellbeing Through the PIP Process

This guide, made for the Mental Health Peer Support Group, is about how to maintain mental wellbeing while applying for PIP.

Support with PIP in Leeds

Please note that we cannot support you with anything about PIP. However, there are some organisations in Leeds that can. Here is a list of them:

Questions

If you have any questions about our guides, feel free to get in touch. You can contact the Autism AIM – Mental Health Equity Project team by emailing [email protected] or by calling The Advonet Group’s office on 0113 244 0606 and asking for Georgia.