Osteoarthritis in hips

Hi I have the same condition as well as copd and suffer with deep depression and anxiety applied for pip as I struggle with everyday things. I have good days but have really bad days . I was declined. Citizens advice went through it all before hand and advised me what I should get but didn't get anything

Hi@Maryteresa I have severe osteoarthritis in both hips and had to give up my job as an office cleaner, as I could no longer bend and was walking very slowly. I made a claim online for Universal Credit. I told them about my health condition and that I had a fit note from my GP (saying I had osteoarthritis pain). Once they receive your completed form online, you have to take proof of ID etc into your local job centre. Because I had a fit note, I was placed on what they call a Health Journey. This just means that as long as you keep providing fit notes from your GP, you are not expected to look for work. They send you out a Health Assessment form to fill in. This is where you get chance to explain your health condition in more detail, together with the things you can and cannot do, e.g how far you can walk, how long you can sit for etc. You then have either a face to face or ( in my case) a phone assessment, with a health professional, which is more or less going over what you put in your form. This is looked at by someone at the DWP and you are then placed into one of two groups....a group where you may work in the future if your condition improves, or a group where you will not work again, due to your health. If you are put into this second group, you are no longer needed to provide fit notes and you get extra money on top of the standard allowance of Universal Credit. Your case is then just re assessed every couple of years. So sorry for long essay. Hope this helps.