Guide
What PIP Companion is and isn’t
PIP Companion is a preparation workspace. It helps you organise your thoughts, examples and supporting notes before you fill anything in officially.
- Plain English guide
- 2 minute read
- For PIP preparation
In this guide
Why this matters
PIP can involve a lot of information: day-to-day difficulties, examples, health details, appointments, evidence and support needs. PIP Companion gives you a calmer place to prepare those notes before you use official forms or speak to an adviser.
What PIP Companion helps with
It is designed to help you prepare and organise information in one place.
- A place to learn how PIP is structured
- A private workspace for building claim notes section by section
- A way to save real-life examples as they happen
- A place to organise health details, evidence notes and reminders
- A review space to check whether your notes include useful detail
- A preparation summary you can export and use while completing official forms
What PIP Companion does not do
It is important to be clear about the limits of the tool.
- It is not connected to the DWP
- It is not an official PIP form
- It is not legal advice
- It does not make decisions about your claim
- It cannot guarantee that your claim will be successful
- It does not replace qualified benefits advice or support from a welfare rights adviser
How it fits into the process
Step 1
Prepare
Use PIP Companion to gather notes, examples, health details and evidence reminders.
Step 2
Review
Check whether your notes include useful detail such as frequency, safety, support needs and what happens day to day.
Step 3
Use officially
Use your preparation while completing official forms, speaking to an adviser or explaining your difficulties.
Why clear preparation matters
PIP decisions are based on how your condition affects daily living and mobility activities, not just the name of a diagnosis. That is why real-life examples, frequency, support needs, safety, time taken and reliability can all be useful to think about when preparing your notes.
Ready to start preparing?
Create a free workspace and build your notes one step at a time.