PIP AR2 light-touch review

Hi @Jane66 - with the normal PIP review forms (AR1) then you should give as much detail as in your initial claim form. However, to the best of my understanding, then these 'light touch reviews' (PIP AR2 forms) are different, so, if nothing has changed, then simple 'no' answers where appropriate should suffice. In this instance I'd agree with the Benefits and Work website.

I have to add that, altho these have been around for a couple of years, we've had absolutely no feedback unfortunately from those of our members that have gone through this. I can only say that when my light touch review is 'reviewed,' then I will just be giving simple 'no' answers.

My case may, or may not, be an oddity, because we haven't had any feedback on this either, but initially I was awarded PIP in 2017, then got it extended, then had a letter saying I had a 'light touch' review but the 10 years was from when I'd first been seen in 2017, not the date on my letter.

No definitive advice can be therefore given, but I'll be following the advice that Benefits and Work have sensibly also given.

Sorry not to have helped, but if you do decide to give simple 'no' answers with his AR2 form, it would be great if you could come back & let us know the outcome; that way you could help others (& perhaps say on the Benefits and Work website too). I hope I don't presume. May I add my best wishes too; your partner has life long issues & I'm sure will appreciate all of your efforts, including PIP forms!

No problem, i will look back and find it.

Found MrsBB, the same as Jane in this thread. She had read the same benefit information about ticking "no change" and we discussed that saying it would probably be OK as not a thorough review, but she had not got her AR2 form yet. She was a bit concerned!

Sure there is another thread.... Looking through my comments.

Sttill looking, it may have been a comment on the thread mentioned above with MrsBB but sure is was titled AR2 in the thread.

Looking at the AR2, Personal Independence Payment Award Review - How your disability affects you , it clearly states for each question, by ticking "No", you should then move onto the next appropriate question. This is a lot different to the AR1, so I would go with what they say. If "No", just tick the box and move on. Don't overthink or overcomplicate things. By having received an indefinite award, the DWP really aren't expecting you to put anything if there is no change.

I fear you have made assumptions @Trevor_PIP - I would totally agree that we can assume it would be 'likely' that our 'assumptions' are in part totally correct, i.e. if you already have the enhanced component for either/both component(s) of PIP, then, as you can't increase your award, to indicate 'yes' your needs have changed, i.e. increased, wouldn't benefit a claimant even if their symptoms had worsened.

However, we can't 'presume' based on other's known experiences, which are as yet unknown.

Commonsense should prevail, yet I would argue politely that unfortunately we do not as yet know to give that assurance sadly. Even if you could find a single example, in the grand scale of things, that's not objective. Any Gov't statistics about this?