Sorry but you absolutely can get PIP for mild anxiety if you know what to say. As someone who has previously worked in different welfare departments before it is absolutely shocking what PIP is awarded for sometimes. There are even people on Tik Tok coaching people what to say these days.
You don’t need a diagnosed condition to claim PIP. I know people think it’s based on condition but it’s not. It’s about day to day struggles caused by either a health condition or impairment. And it doesn’t need to be diagnosed.
Someone could have cancer and not get PIP whereas someone could have undiagnosed anxiety and not be on any medication but still get PIP.
This is why so many people are claiming PIP now, as it opens you up to so much more money/ perks.
Someone could also be earning 100k in a job role and STILL get PIP.
It’s a real shame as the term “disabled” has been watered down so much over the years and PIP / DLA have lost their original purpose. There are genuine people out there who need it, but who probably lose out or have to wait longer because of so many people putting in claims when they shouldn’t be.
A single person on UC won’t be raking it in no. But once you have kids and / or go down the disability route then that’s a different story.
So please don’t talk down to someone like that when you yourself also don’t have fully accurate information.