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Is there also a PIP Assessors form that we are entitled to see ?

Hello @Wibbles

Yes, there is. If you had a face to face or phone/video assessment, the form you ask for is the PA4. If you were awarded after a paper-based assessment, the form you ask for is the PA3. Phone the PIP enquiry line to ask for it to be posted out to you. Call 0800 121 4433.

Bear in mind, however, there may not actually be an assessor's report if your PIP award has recently been reviewed on paper scrutiny. This is because your assessment may not have needed to be sent to an assessment provider at all if you provided sufficient information so that it could be renewed by the DWP Decision Maker directly, particularly if there has been no material change since last awarded. A lot of PIP awards have been renewed on that basis recently, particularly because of the backlogs. In that instance, the statement of reasons for awarding you is provided within the body of your new award letter.

@Catherine21 I was wrong in a previous post. A Debuty Speaker can select ammendments. According to B & W, 38 ammendments have been tabled. Some will be silly but other worthwhile changes to the Bill could be lost:

MPs faced with chaotic 38 pages of amendments tomorrow - help them choose

 Published: 08 July 2025

Thirty eight pages of amendments have now been tabled for the committee stage and third reading of the Universal Credit and Personal independence Payment Bill tomorrow.  The Commons will have just one chaotic session to work through them all before voting on a final, amended version, of the bill.

The Deputy Speaker will select which amendments are to be considered and group some together to speed the process.  For a bill which will affect the lives of millions to be rushed through in an afternoon in this manner suggests a desperate desire to avoid scrutiny on the part of the government.

In the days running up to the third reading, MPs of all parties have put forward amendments. Some are unlikely to pass, such as a Conservative amendment (NC12) limiting eligibility to PIP to British citizens and excluding claimants with “less severe” mental health conditions.

Some others also overlap, with MPs from different parties putting forward amendments dealing with the same or similar issues.

Readers may want to contact their MP one last time, urging them to vote against the bill, but also suggesting amendments they would like them to support in the run up to the final vote – in case the bill is passed.

From DPAC on Facebook, seems the UN has intervened, hopefully that’s good news

Or use the above link to download it. (Apologies).

Haven't the Government been told twice before that it needs to do better re disability by the UN and have done not a thing to comply ? could be wrong but I'm sure I heard something similar in the past, could be the court of human rights though, who knows, they are always in trouble one way or another.

I met some good people on here and I'm very thankful for that .... I honestly believe these reforms , now they've been dropped and new ones are being proposed are going to be a long way off , especially for existing claiments....

Take me for example I'm on cbesa and lcwra but no pip....

Im expecting one more reassessment under the WCA that will hopefully see me up to April 2028 , when the new pip criteria kicks in , NOW I've heard it will be for new claims first and could be the back end of 2029 before I get reassessed under the new pip rules .... I cannot and WILL NOT let these bastards steal my life ....

For existing pip claiments it's looking better than it was a month ago , remember that feeling , pure doom .... Enjoy the small win .... The pressure is off for a bit .....

I find it incredibly hard to switch off but for the first time in years for 2 or 3 days I did just that , it was bliss ! I mean pure unadulterated bliss , I needed it so bad .... You should try as hard as you can to have just a little time away from it , it really helps of you can .... Remember what I said a month ago I didn't know how to even lift my head I was so worried with fear , at least we're not there , this will take a years to be running smoothly , give yourself a break , we all deserve it after the past few months

I don't really stress too much about things these days but I do like to keep my eye on the ball. The changes to welfare funding ( I truly believe will be massive ones, different name etc - same result ) are something we need to stay on top of, no that doesn't mean flying into a panic every hour but just be aware of and prepare for. Time is such a flipping illusion, one min I was 18 and in perfect health, but in what feels like a blink of an eye, I am a decrepit pensioner relying on basic SP and PIP to survive. To me what seems like years away might as well be tomorrow, thats just me though and I respect and think its great that Danny took time out to chill and forget about all this for a while😊

Does anyone know what’s happening with the amendment to the scc regarding fluctuating conditions ?