Question about filling in pip form for 16 year old son

Luke123

I’m filling in pip form on behalf of my now 16 year old son, what reason do I i say why it’s me signing the form?( this is just before I get started on the rest)

chiarieds

Hi @Luke123 - & welcome to the community. If you're his appointee, then you should sign the form. If not, then he should sign it. You can complete the form on his behalf, however, & just mention this at the end. My son completed my form from the info I gave him, but said at the end he'd done so, as I have difficulty writing.

When completing the form, try & give a couple of recent, detailed examples as to the difficulty he faces for each applicable activity/descriptor, i.e. when did it happen, where, what happened, did anyone see this, & were there any consequences to him attempting/doing an activity?

Say if he can do each applicable activity 'reliably,' i.e. safely, to an acceptable standard, repeat as often as one would reasonably expect, or if it takes him much longer than someone without a disability. See this mentioned at the end of this link:

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/personal-independence-payment-descriptors-and-scores-april-2023.pdf

You can always add extra pages at the end. Just ensure you put his name & National Insurance number on each page. You can also ring the PIP enquiry line on 0800 121 4433 to ask for extra time to complete the form, & you will be given another 2 weeks without question. Keep a copy of everything 'just in case,' & get a free Certificate of Posting from your Post Office when sending the form off.

Jimm_Scope

Hello @Luke123, welcome to our online community Good luck on your son's PIP application. I don't think I can answer any better than @chiarieds has done! You can certainly mention that you have helped fill in your son's application. 

Chiarieds has linked an excellent resource to help you fill in the form, I'll also link you to our own advice page about moving from DLA to PIP here: Changing from DLA to PIP | Disability charity Scope UK

Let us know if you've any other questions, about the form or anything else

I'll also just move this to our PIP category incase you do have more questions

poppy123456

Jimm_Scope said:

 I'll also link you to our own advice page about moving from DLA to PIP here: Changing from DLA to PIP | Disability charity Scope UK

They haven't said their son is transferring from DLA. Not all 16 year olds transfer, some never claimed DLA.

Jimm_Scope

poppy123456 said:

Jimm_Scope said:

 I'll also link you to our own advice page about moving from DLA to PIP here: Changing from DLA to PIP | Disability charity Scope UK

They haven't said their son is transferring from DLA. Not all 16 year olds transfer, some never claimed DLA.

That is very fair! I made a bit of an assumption there. If your son isn't transferring please ignore that @Luke123