Advice Needed With PIP

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Leelitsa

Hope everyone is having a okay day.👍

I am hoping someone can share some light. Just received my PIP review form AR1 (It is time to review your reward). The form focuses mainly on ‘how you would manage different activities’ mainly and no changes so am a bit confused about this. My question is can I write about some of my changes since last pip award as-well as how I would manage each activity now?

My anxiety levels have increased around this form since receiving it and I also have dyslexia that doesn’t help with processing information.

Thank you and would appreciate any thoughts on this.

chiarieds

Hi @Leelitsa - with your PIP review form you should give as much detail as if it was your first PIP claim, & certainly mention any changes since your last award & how they have affected your ability to attempt/do any of the applicable activities.

Even if there has been no change in how you manage some activities say exactly what difficulties you still have rather than just saying 'no change.'

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

Say if you 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 you much longer than someone without a disability.

There's not much space in which to write with this AR1 form but you can always add extra pages at the end. Just ensure you put your name & National Insurance number on each page (& say which question you may be continuing your answer from).

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.

Please come back if you have any questions.