My son has autism. I'm looking for advice on applying to be his appointee for PIP
krysnjode1
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Hi all,
I have a 15 year old son with autism. Looking for advice on apply to be appointee for PIP.
I have a 15 year old son with autism. Looking for advice on apply to be appointee for PIP.
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Hi,You need to be 16 before you can apply for PIP. If you're currently claiming DLA for him, when he's invited to apply for PIP you can ask to become his appointee when you ring PIP to start the claim off.Details in link. https://www.gov.uk/become-appointee-for-someone-claiming-benefits
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Hi and welcome to the community
You can contact pip to become an appointee if your son lacks capacity to manage the claim
It will mean in most cases you get all his correspondence, speak for him and his payments will be sent to you -
Thanks both.
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Welcome to the community @krysnjode1 I hope that the above comments have been helpful. Do you feel more confident in becoming an appointee for your son when needed?
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Yes Thank-you
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I applied for appointee fo3 my adult daughter. Her disability means she will not touch mail, can't always use phone etc. due to contamination issues. DWP suggested it and were helpful .
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