Pip renewal. Do I just say nothings changed or do I just repeat what I put in when I applied?

Bella10

Hi I’ve got my pip renewal and due to covid etc nothing much has changed really. I’m still waiting for appointments and surgery. Was just wondering how I go about filling in my renewal. Do I just say nothings changed or do I just repeat my disabilities what I put in when I applied for pip? Thanks 

chiarieds

Hi @Bella10 - & welcome to the community. You should complete any review form with as much detail as should have been done with your initial claim. There's not much space on this form, so add extra pages at the end, ensuring your name & National Insurance number is on each.

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't do an 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.

Bella10

Thanku, so do I send all my old hospital letters that I originally sent in when I first applied or just ones since I was awarded pip? Thanks 

MarkM88

Bella10 said:

Thanku, so do I send all my old hospital letters that I originally sent in when I first applied or just ones since I was awarded pip? Thanks 

Appointment letters and even comments made by consultants don’t often help because they can’t comment on your functioning in relation to the PIP descriptors. 

Have they seen you cook, go to the toilet, take a bath, budget, read, etc? 

It’s worth asking of every bit of evidence you feel you want to send, is it relevant and will it add anything?