PIP Application Writer (PIP2 & AR1)
Turn your daily notes into first-person answers for a new PIP2 claim or to protect your award at review (AR1) under Regulation 4(2A).
All 12 PIP activitiesTools to help you prepare your PIP claim
Plain-English guidance built around the four Regulation 4(2A) tests: safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time.
Core tools for every stage of your claim
My PIP Adviser and 30-day diary
Ask plain-English questions about PIP rules at any time, and log your good and bad days for the 50% rule with voice input and UK audio playback.
Free Starter tools
Spot Report Mistakes & Challenge Refusals (PA4 & SSCS1)
Spot mistakes in your assessor's report (PA4), challenge a DWP refusal (Mandatory Reconsideration), and prepare your tribunal appeal (SSCS1).
Challenging a decision
Challenging an unfair PA4 assessor's report or 0-point refusal
Reading your assessor's report can make you feel like they weren't even in the same room. It is infuriating to spend hours explaining your worst days, only to get a decision letter saying “you seemed fine on the phone, 0 points.”
You don't have to write an angry letter or read legal textbooks to fight back. Upload your decision letter and assessor's report (PA4), and MyPIPApp will quietly highlight every contradiction, ignored medical letter, and misapplied rule - turning them into a calm, point-by-point Mandatory Reconsideration letter that a DWP Case Manager cannot easily brush aside.
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Practise Assessment Questions
Practise typical phone and face-to-face assessment questions at your own pace so you feel calmer on the day.
Organise Medical Letters & Evidence
Keep your hospital letters, GP records and prescriptions in one place and spot gaps before you send your form.
Share a Summary Pack with an Adviser
Download a neat PDF or ZIP pack to share with Citizens Advice, a welfare rights worker or a family carer.
Visual workflow • How MyPIPApp works
From daily notes to a clear pack you send to the DWP
Work at your own pace with automatic saving. Your notes stay private in your account until you download your pack.
Step 1
Free points check
See how the 12 PIP activities and descriptors match your daily life for free.
Step 2
Log evidence & diary
Record good and bad days in your 30-day symptom diary and organise medical letters.
Step 3
Draft PIP2 or check PA4
Write first-person PIP2 answers or check your PA4 assessment report for missed points.
Step 4
Export pack to send
Download your formatted statement, diary and evidence pack to send to the DWP yourself.
Visual roadmap • End-to-end journey
The 4 stages of a PIP claim and appeal
Whether you are starting your first PIP2 form or challenging a decision, you can use the tools that match your current stage.
Stage 1
Initial claim & PIP2 form
Check your points for free, log your 30-day symptom diary, and draft clear answers for all 12 activities.
Stage 2
Health assessment
Practise typical phone or face-to-face questions and prepare your day-of-assessment checklist.
Stage 3
Mandatory Reconsideration
Check your PA4 assessor report for missed points and draft a reconsideration letter within 1 month.
Stage 4
Independent Tribunal (SSCS1)
Prepare clear appeal grounds and an indexed evidence bundle for the three-person tribunal panel.
Visual guide • Regulation 4(2A)
The 4 reliability tests for every PIP activity
In law, if you cannot do a task safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time, the DWP must treat you as needing help.
1. Safely
Without risk of falls, burns, cuts or harm to yourself or others.
2. Acceptable standard
Completed properly without severe pain, breathlessness or distress.
3. Repeatedly
Able to repeat the task as often as needed across the day without exhaustion.
4. Reasonable time
Taking no more than twice as long as someone without your condition.
Visual guide • 2026/27 DWP PIP rates (GOV.UK)
8 points for Standard rate • 12 points for Enhanced rate
PIP has two separate parts: Daily Living (10 activities) and Mobility (2 activities). You can qualify for one part or both.
Daily Living (Activities 1–10)Up to £114.60/wk
8–11 pts: Standard (£76.70/wk)12+ pts: Enhanced (£114.60/wk)
Mobility (Activities 11–12)Up to £80.00/wk
8–11 pts: Standard (£30.30/wk)12+ pts: Enhanced (£80.00/wk)
Visual guide • Regulation 7 (The 50% rule)
Good days do not cancel out your points
If a difficulty affects you on more than half of days (at least 4 days a week, or 183 days a year), that descriptor applies to your claim.
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Start at your own pace for free
Use the PIP points calculator, 30-day symptom diary, 1-activity Application Writer preview and My PIP Adviser (10 starter chats) for free (£0). Optional Adviser & Diary Monthly is £4.99/month, or unlock one-off stage packs from £19 to £29.
Want to see what each stage pack unlocks? View one-off pricing (£19 to £29)