pip & privacy on letter, can I cover it up?

jackieash
jackieash Community member Posts: 20 Listener
hello,

i have a letter to send to pip but it has private information about my custodial sentence and bits of my family life. are you allowed to cover the information up?

will it go against me? will they want to see the original document etc.

Comments

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    I don't advise you to cover any information that is contained in the evidence you're thinking of sending. Covering it up could lead to them thinking that you're hiding something. You need to ask yourself if you want to either send the whole letter or nothing at all.
  • jackieash
    jackieash Community member Posts: 20 Listener
    i guess i could confirm the diagnosis i have via the gp summary record
    though with that I'll have to explain how I am affected?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. You will still need to explain exactly how your conditions affect you anyway.
  • jackieash
    jackieash Community member Posts: 20 Listener
    PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. You will still need to explain exactly how your conditions affect you anyway.
    the same for UC50
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    jackieash said:
    PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. You will still need to explain exactly how your conditions affect you anyway.
    the same for UC50

    Yes indeed. One of the reasons why so many are refused benefits is due to poorly completed forms.
  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,715 Championing
    Hi @jackieash

    Do you feel comfortable with illustrating how your condition[s] impact your ability to complete the PIP descriptors? The key pieces to remember when filling in your claim form are:
    • to provide 2/3 detailed accounts of the last time you tried one of the PIP activities, including who was there, where it happened, what the activity was, what your difficulties were and how others had to assist you to complete the task reliably.  Remembering that unless you can carry out an activity reliably - that is safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in reasonable time then a particular descriptor can't be satisfied.
    I hope that helps. If you have any more questions as you go through the process, just give us a shout.

    Good luck and have a great weekend. 
  • flour
    flour Community member Posts: 89 Contributor
    @jackieash

    Absolutely you should cover it up. Especially information about other people who might not want details about them being shared around.

    Add a note to say why you've redacted the information to explain why and it should be fine.