"Invited" to Apply for PIP

Good grief, I would hate to think what a slow response was. It makes you wonder if it is deliberate, to make claiming even more stressful.

Hi

I have started to try and make sense of the form. The first question has me confused though. It asks " do you use an aid or appliance to prepare or cook a simple meal" I don't know how to answer this one because I don't cook meals.

My husband who is my carer does all the cooking. Due to pain, fatigue, cognitive problems and lack of motivation as my condition has deteriorated I no longer do any cooking or preparation. So shall I answer no to this one and obviously explain why in the further information box?

Secondly is it ok to use a highlighter pen to highlight any keywords or phrases that you feel particularly pertinent or that help explain your difficulties . My consultant mentioned in his letter that I have difficulties dressing myself and this is obviously relevant to the dressing question so would it be appropriate to highlight this or is it a bad idea?

I sometimes worry that key points can get lost in all the paperwork we have to supply. Thank you.

Thank you Gordon,

I just wondered what you thought about my query regarding highlighting particular points or phrases if you feel they are relevant to the descriptors, ie in my case the difficulties I have getting dressed in my own which my consultant's letter has mentioned.

madcatwoman wrote: Thank you Gordon,

I just wondered what you thought about my query regarding highlighting particular points or phrases if you feel they are relevant to the descriptors, ie in my case the difficulties I have getting dressed in my own which my consultant's letter has mentioned.

Hi mcw,

With respect to "highlighting" !

What you need to consider is that they will scan/copy your form and added documents onto your file, so will the highlighter show up when they do so !! ?

I tend to underline any important extracts with a black pen and ruler !

Another thing that I do is to photocopy documents/reports/letter of support, (keep originals) then number the pages of the documents 1 of xx, 2 of xx, 3 of xx, etc.etc, then I also number the paragraphs in the documents, etc to the left side of the paras in ascending order with a pen.

On the photocopies of course and not the originals which should be kept in tact.

It then makes it easy to refer to certain extracts in the documents, e.g. "see line xx of para xx on page xx of xx !!

You can create and Index to contents and place that at the front !!

bro58