filling in pip for for Son

Hi,

My Son was on indefinite DLA now has to transfer to PIP.

Can i fill the form in for him (with his input) as i have always done ie: M has difficulty with washing or does it have to be worded in his own words but i write it out for him? he is 21 with ASD/ADHD

Thanks in advance.

Hi Lesley and Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is

Welcome to Benefits and Work

I think this depends on how much input your son is able to give. If he can explain the problem in his own words and you are more-or-less his secretary, then 'I' would be appropriate. If you need to supply most of the information then using 'He' would be better. Either way, you should explain what you have done - and why - at the end of the form.

Don't forget to make good use of our PIP guide

PIP help for claimants

May I suggest that you bookmark/favourite this on your web browser now so that you can find it easily in future? This will allow you to return with further questions/comments about your son's PIP, at any stage, without having to start a new topic each time. It helps us enormously when everything relating to the same claim is kept in one topic - and I hope you will find it helpful too

Hi,

We sent Sons pip form back and he has now received an appointment for 'consultation with a health professional' which we were expecting.
What we were not expecting however is that we are expected to travel 45 miles to the appointment venue!
As my Son has ASD and ADHD he will find the assessment stressful enough without the travelling, he also would no way be able to get there alone so i would need to accompany him. Also the appointment is scheduled for 9am. no-one drives n our household so would be public transport.

There are two assessment centres the town where we live and several others closer than 45 miles away so i don't understand why they sent us somewhere so far away.

Has anyone had any luck getting the venue changed to somewhere closer to where you live?

As experienced by others my Son's assessment has resulted in him scoring 0 on both mobility and daily living.
one example from daily living:
On cooking a meal it states: The claimant works where he makes sandwiches and cooks meat, therefore he is able to cook a meal.
He actually works for McDonalds where he literally puts a burger on a rack, presses a button which takes it into the grill and removes it when the buzzer rings 2 minutes later.
The assessor was told this but has not mentioned his work place just that he 'cooks meat'!
She asked him if he went to town with friends and he said no, yet the letter states he goes out to town with his friends and he was able to speak to her adequately (i attended with him to support him) so has no problems engaging with people he doesn't know well.

On planning and following journeys: You stated you had been lost but asked for directions and eventually found where you were meant to be.
What he actually told the assessor was that he had phoned me in a panic and asked for help, yet it is implied that he has approached a stranger and asked for help, there is no way he would approach a stranger alone!


I totally get now why people ask for assessments to be recorded, we didn't.
Is it worth taking it further as it is the assessors word against mine and my Son's.