pip & privacy on letter, can I cover it up?
jackieash
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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.
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.
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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.
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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?0 -
PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. You will still need to explain exactly how your conditions affect you anyway.
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poppy123456 said:PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. You will still need to explain exactly how your conditions affect you anyway.0
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jackieash said:poppy123456 said:PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. You will still need to explain exactly how your conditions affect you anyway.
Yes indeed. One of the reasons why so many are refused benefits is due to poorly completed forms.
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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 familiarise yourself with the PIP activities and descriptors, identifying which points you believe you should score and providing evidence to support that. Visit this Citizens Advice table of PIP activities, points, descriptors to have a look.
- 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.
Good luck and have a great weekend.0 -
@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.
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