Personal Independence Payment (PIP) guide

Think about the following when filling in the form:

• do you have difficulties reading and understanding printed information in your own language?
• do you have problems which make it difficult for you to read? This can be anything from reading a book to a utility bill
• do you need someone to read to you and why?
• can you understand something when you have read it? If not, say what you cannot understand, for example recipes or instruction manuals
• do you have visual problems or a sight impairment?
• do you need someone to verbally guide you when you are outside, for example, with street names or signs?
• do you need help to read when you go elsewhere, for example, to the doctors, church, visiting friends or relatives, paying bills, social events or parents evenings. Make a list of what help you need and where you need it