My son has autism. I'm looking for advice on applying to be his appointee for PIP

krysnjode1
krysnjode1 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited December 2021 in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
Hi all,

I have a 15 year old son with autism. Looking for advice on apply to be appointee for PIP.

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    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.

  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    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 
  • krysnjode1
    krysnjode1 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Thanks both. 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    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?
  • krysnjode1
    krysnjode1 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Yes  Thank-you
  • griff11
    griff11 Online Community Member Posts: 148 Empowering
    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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