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Help filling out pip forms in Liverpool

Hi does anybody know of any were in liverpool that helps filling out pip forms I've tried citizens advice and no appointments b4 forms have to be back in and I've tried liverpool association for disabled but they charge £50 for advice
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The main advice to complete the form is to do it a bit at a time and to explain against each indicator how your condition affects you eg what happens when you try to do the task, giving examples fort example last time I tried to cook I I burnt myself as I cant grip the pans, this is just an example
Sometimes you are the best person to complete the forms as you are the one that knows how you are affected on a daily basis
How about https://liverpoolhomelessfootballclub.com/merseyside-welfare-rights/ or https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/903/Merseyside-Law-Centr for starters?
If i was unsure (like in the prepare meal one) i asked him to do the task and then i could see exactly what was happening.
My son has autism and learning difficulties. His learning difficulty has a huge impact on his ability to initiate any task (luckily i had a report to back this up)
So, i knew he had never made a meal apart from when he went on one of these support group cook things, and i hadnt seen that.
And i knew he could peel a potato as he does that in the cafe he volunteers at (supported for disabled volunteers)
But i hadnt seen that either.
So i genuinely didnt know what factors exactly were stopping him. And i was curious to know if he could actually do it.
It is incredible what factors come into play on a task like that.
So for my son
- first i had to catch him in a 'receptive mood' i didnt put this on his form but if he is asked too many questions or feels pressured into something he cant do, he will withdraw.
- he wasnt too chuffed so i put a board, peeler and potato out for him. He started in an angry fashion so i left him to it.
I returned a few mins later. The potato was peeled! But he was just standing there like 'right, done. Can i go now?!'
So, for the form i had identified
- my son never eats a meal so has no motivation to learn to cook one and has diagnosed difficulties in task initiation. He only eats single items and no fruit or veg at all.
- he struggles to initiate a task and then co ordinate all the steps together to get something from start to finish.
- getting 2 or 3 meal componants cooked so they all were ready at the same time he cant do as he has very slow processing. This was highlighted in a report i sent.
I wrapped up by saying i think he probably could be taught to cook a simple meal but it would take many weeks and then if we wanted him to learn another dish, we would need to start the teaching process again as he doesnt generalise. I hoped that would help them understand how he learns.
The clothes one was a funny one as I confidently ticked 'no' and even wrote 'no problem in this area' on the form. As he gets dressed himself.
It was only after posting the form and i saw him going for his bus in torrential rain in his thin jacket, no hood (more like a shirt) I thought 'crikey, i answered that wrong'
As usually, if i saw him going out like that, i would say to him to wear a waterproof and he would change it no fuss. These are the little things you do without thinking. It isnt a massive issue like it was when he was younger which is why im perceiving 'no problem'
He always wears a t shirt and the exact same zip up cardigan. The cardy doesnt get washed nearly as often as it needs but he has a few t shirts and has specific ones he must wear when working at the cafe.
(When he started at the cafe, i had no idea they had given him 2 brand new t shirts. Id never seen them as he always has this zip up cardy on. He had been wearing those same t shirts for about 5 months unwashed til i found them!!!!!)
So he doesnt have an issue that takes up a lot of my time as he will put the t shirts in for washing (when told to of course) but i think he does have a problem in that area still!
So - really have a think about the steps involved in each task and how much help you (or someone else) gives.
You dont say in your post what your son's disability is but if you do have reports to send in and they refer to (for example) a learning problem, try to give an example of a task he cant do that links to the report. E.g if he couldnt assemble a block pattern on an assessment then that could fit with not being able to put a meal together or an outfit of clothing together.
Look at the descriptors and make sure you understand what they mean.
All the ideas about the scrap paper writing first and doing one question at a time definitely help!
Good luck!