Pip telephone consultation

zakirhussain1988

I'm new to applying for pip which I applied back in July for my Soft Tissue scar I have on my right foot due to injury when I was Young now age 34.

I have Telephone consultation which is on Wednesday 21st September what can I expect I know I just go over on the information I have given on the online form can I add more information telling  them more in detail how it effects my day to day life.

Alex_Alumni

Hello there @zakirhussain1988 and welcome to the community, thanks for reaching out about PIP this morning

For your telephone assessment you will have questions like those in your application form. You will need to talk about your condition and how it affects you. There's information about preparing for your assessment on the Scope website, and I've summarised the key points here:

Keep a diary and have notes in front of you to help you answer. You can go into more detail if you like, it helps to talk about some examples of how your conditions affect you- which is why keeping notes or a diary is useful. 

I know that a PIP assessment can be stressful, so it might be that having someone with you will help. Tell the assessment centre if you plan to have someone with you. 

Your companion can:

• take notes on what you're asked and what you say
• remind you about how you cope on bad days, including the things you can and cannot do for yourself
• check the report from the assessment to see if it's accurate.

Anyone who can support you with these things will help. They could be:

• your partner, a friend or family member
• a carer or health professional

They could also be someone who knows about benefits, like an advocate from a local disability group, trade union representative or social worker.

Let us know how things go on 21st September, and please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything in the meantime. 

Alex