PIP Supporting evidence

Broken,

The DWP do not have a policy of rejecting evidence just because it is not from a medical professional. However, it is likely to make it harder for you to get an accurate award. Testimonials from family and friends can certainly be submitted, but without medical evidence it's the assessor's report, unfortunately, that is likely to be heavily relied on by the DWP.

If you don't get the right result from PIP then you may have to seek a mandatory reconsideration and appeal, at which point the tribunal should be much more open to considering both your own evidence and that of the people who support you on a day to day basis. 

The other thing that can sometimes help (again, more at tribunal stage, but it is worth considering at claim stage too) is evidence about your condition, for example, if there is anything reliable on the internet from a medical or academic source about the likely effects of your condition on your functional ability.

Of course no GP is ever going to really see the extent of your problems at home, and they can't be expected to. But they may be able to say whether it is likely that your condition would lead to problems with the PIP activities. Another option, if it's feasible (and it may not be) is to ask for a referral to a consultant or an occupational therapist. Having evidence from a professional is helpful - but it's not essential, and people do get the correct award without it, but it may take time.

If you haven't already, you could also take the PIP self-test to see what level of points you think you ought to get if you were able to convince the DWP of what you can and cannot do without help. Finally, if there are any charities or support organisations for your condition, might they be able to help with supporting evidence?

Will

It remains a complete mystery to me why DWP provide shorter and shorter Award dates - insist upon a "review" of the Award 12 months before the expiry date, and expect people with "Lifelong" "Incurable" conditions to have miraculously been cured. If you have a Lifelong condition you are unlikely to be constantly seeing Medical Professionals when nothing can be reasonably done to improve that condition. You just get on with it!
Grrrrrr.....

need some advice my local citizens advice sent me a letter saying a needed more new medical evidence and so i got my pratice manager to ring the citizens advice and when she did the person couldnt recommend what else was needed and all my local medical people ive spoken to are reluctant to help with my esa and pip problems 

SusiQ Lol was thinking of asking to borrow that catsuit for my next assessment/ tribunal, but have just been offered a Scooby-Doo outfit which l think would be much more appropriate for the occasion.

Nothing wrong with your spelling is there?  Get a job you lazy diva ; ))