Rejected petition Grant type 1 / 2 insulin diabetes for PIP Claim

Support people and teens for type 1 diabetes.
Most diabetics struggle with everyday life with this disability.

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Type 1 /2 insulin Diabetes is a disability under the 2010 act.
PIP SHOULD be awarded as it effects everyday life.the level of care needed day to day to do injections and keeping blood sugars level.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help with extra living costs if someone has both:

- a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability
- difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting around because of your condition

Eligibility for PIP is based on the difficulties a person has doing certain everyday tasks, not the condition a person has.

Similarly, the Government's guidance on disability under the Equality Act 2010 states that you’re disabled if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities:
https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010

It is therefore already the case that under the Equality Act, anyone with a physical or a mental condition which has a substantial and long-term impact on your ability to do normal day to day activities is protected under the disability protected characteristic. This could cover people who have diabetes, where this has a a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.