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Help filling in UC50 / PIP forms

paries1
paries1 Community member Posts: 380 Pioneering
in Benefits and financial support
I’ve just read somewhere that filling in the above forms yourself if you have MH issues can mean you are marked down. This is absolutely ridiculous coz a lot of people that struggle MH have the ability to fill in a form. 
Will getting help ( welfare service etc ) filling in the form count for anything ? 

TIA 
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,741 Disability Gamechanger
    In my opinion, no not at all. The best person to fill in the forms is always yourself because you are the only person that really knows exactly how your conditions affect you. 

    Getting help to fill the forms out doesn’t mean you’ll automatically be entitled either. I’ve got help to fill out forms in the past and what a complete waste of time that was, I could have done better myself. Thankfully, it made no difference to the outcome and was still awarded. 
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  • paries1
    paries1 Community member Posts: 380 Pioneering
    poppy123456 said:
    In my opinion, no not at all. The best person to fill in the forms is always yourself because you are the only person that really knows exactly how your conditions affect you. 

    Getting help to fill the forms out doesn’t mean you’ll automatically be entitled either. I’ve got help to fill out forms in the past and what a complete waste of time that was, I could have done better myself. Thankfully, it made no difference to the outcome and was still awarded. 
    That’s what I thought too . 
    I’m more than capable of writing how I’m affected , I think the only issue with me is that if I can say it in 1 sentence rather than a long paragraph I will, probably won’t do me any favours with DWP though . 
    I did go and see an advocate who was going to help but TBH after 5 mins with her I thought it was pointless . 
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  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Community member Posts: 145 Pioneering
    I find it useful to get help with forms, as an outside view helps me see what isn't normal in terms of day to day living with my health problems, and guides me to write some things down I wouldn't have thought about on my own. 
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  • Hannah_Scope
    Hannah_Scope Posts: 5,954 Disability Gamechanger
    @paries1 I've read a few times how people have started and gone back to the form over a few days, because it got too much for them. 
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