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roxy14

Hello first post.. Has anybody not had to attend an PIP assessment ever..

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Sam_Alumni

Welcome to the community @roxy14
Unless you have a terminal illness you’ll usually have to have an assessment to complete your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application. It would be unusual to not having an assessment.
Do you want to tell us a bit more about yourself?

roxy14

Thanks for reply,I just wondered, Currently waiting for the dreaded PIP form..

Ununpentium

Hi @roxy14 I have had 2 pip assessments. The first was in an assessment centre, and the second in my house.

I would recommend keeping a copy of your completed pip forms so you can refer back to them in your assessment as prompts. You will be asked lots of questions about how you manage with your health conditions and what you can and can't do. There's usually a very short physical assessment too where you may be asked to reach up, bend down and things like that. If it causes pain or you can't do it then you can say so.

poppy123456

Hi,

When filling out the forms you should make sure that you put as much information as possible about how your conditions affect you. Adding 2-3 examples of what happened the last time you attempted that activity for each descriptor that applies to you. There's very limited space on the form so i'd advise using extra paper. Make sure you add your name and NI number to everything you send.

You'll need to make sure you send evidence with the form to support your claim because they very rarely contact anyone for this. The onus is on you to make sure it's sent.

Expect a face to face assessment because most people have them. If a home assessment is needed you'll need a letter off your GP stating the reasons why, even then it's not guaranteed that you'll have a home assessment.

Waiting times very depending on backlog in your area and it can be several months before a decision's made. Good luck.

roxy14

Thanks for that, yes that's a good idea..

roxy14

I thought about getting my medical records from my GP (£50) and send them too.. So the DLA just continues then while you wait I do have a lifetime award..

poppy123456

DLA will continue, providing the PIP forms are returned on time. If you don't have enough time to return them then you can and ask for a 14 day extension.

No need to pay £50 for your medical records from your GP. It's free to have digital copies of these. If you want paper copies then of course there will be a charge for this.

roxy14

Really, so if I ask my GP for digital copies and then just print them off?

poppy123456

Yes absolutely, there's no charge for this.

mercedesbd

poppy123456 said:

DLA will continue, providing the PIP forms are returned on time. If you don't have enough time to return them then you can and ask for a 14 day extension.

No need to pay £50 for your medical records from your GP. It's free to have digital copies of these. If you want paper copies then of course there will be a charge for this.

Hi sorry to bother but how do you get digital copies? My GP’s are reluctant to give anything out and it’s up to 40 days wait for paper copy that’s only £10 or £20 not the money but digital sounds better

poppy123456

They absolutely can not charge you to receive your medical records, unless you want paper copies and then it's different. You can request then through a SAR. See link. https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/employment/fees/medical-records

They can and do still charge for a letter but that's different.

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