Autism AIM – Mental Health Equity Project have developed a series of guides to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

PIP 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 can help with that, providing useful information on areas like eligibility, the application process and appeals.

N.B. all the guides are in pdf format. 

Click here to read the guides

The main guides included are: 

• Starting your PIP claim - This guide looks at the beginning of the PIP application process, including anything you need to prepare
  
  
• How your disability affects you - About the eligibility criteria are for PIP, including mobility and issues related to autism
  
  
• Assessments - Useful information about the assessment process, including important meetings 
  
  
• Understanding your PIP award - What happens if you receive a PIP award and what it will mean for you 
  
  
• Appeals - If your PIP application has been unsuccessful, this guide has information on how to appeal a decision 
  
  
• Renewing PIP - When your PIP is up for renewal, this guide has plenty of useful information on how to try and renew it 

Leeds Autism Aim have also published these supplementary guides: 

• Definitions - This short glossary explains what all of the terminology and jargon around the PIP process actually means
   
• PIP Evidence - a full list of examples of evidence you may need when applying for PIP
  
  
• Reasonable Adjustments - examples of what reasonable adjustments you can request when going through the PIP process 
  
  
• Mental Wellbeing Through the PIP process - his guide, made for the Mental Health Peer Support Group, is about how to maintain mental wellbeing while applying for PIP 

If you would like to find out more about the work Leeds Autism AIM do, click here.