Face to face for PIP

KittyTinker

Hi we have been following the process of my son’s disability benefits turning to PIP post his 16th birthday. I sent in loads of evidence and contacts for health professionals and received a letter advising me that they would be contacting the professionals involved in my son’s care and I know his OT was phoned as she called me to ask permission to speak to the assessment department. I assumed as my son has Athetoid Cerebral Palsy that they probably wouldn’t need to see him face to face, but have now received a letter with an appointment for a fortnights time. My boy is level 2 on the gross motor functions classification guide (he is similar to Ryan the new character on Emmerdale). Is this normal and should I be worried he is getting a bit stressed already and is about to start his gcse’s. I’m playing it down saying it’s normal but just wondered what other people wit

KittyTinker

With cerebral palsy’s experience was of this process and outcomes.
many thanks

Richard_Scope

Hi @KittyTinker
It is standard to have a face to face assessment. I had one, I'm level 3 on gross motor function classification, the assessment was at my home and I found it fairly straight forward. 

KittyTinker

Thanks Richard, I’ll continue to play it down. Were the assessors kind and considerate my boy is wonderful but he is a teenager and won’t suffer fools. 

Richard_Scope

The assessor I had was very kind and considerate to me. She was apologetic for even having to conduct an assessment! Like you, I had already provided a huge amount of information to the DWP prior to the face to face.

KittyTinker

Great hopefully we will get an assessor like yours. I just worried that as they had loads of evidence and had also spoken to his OT that would seem sufficient to me. I just want it out of the way now so he can concentrate on his exams