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8 months 1 day ago #287240 by lisa10
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Hi, My PIP renewal form arrived unexpectedly two weeks ago. It says I need to report any care or treatment plans from carers. I have been bedridden with multiple complex needs for 9+ years. but I’m not eligible for any I social care as my husband earns over the threshold. Late 2022 I was hospitalised twice for Sepsis. I had to learn to walk again (to toilet and back to bed) before I could be discharged from hospital and I’m actually still recovering from this event. My husband has been my unpaid carer all these years but after I came home from hospital in January 2023 he had a nervous breakdown. He‘s just finished a year of weekly 1:1 counselling. The GP asked the local Carers’s Support team to step in and they put in place carer vouchers which consist of 4 hours of carer support a week. In practice these hours vary a lot as the carers often have to cancel last minute because they’re dealing with the urgent needs of their other clients. My question is this - do I need to mention the carer vouchers on my PIP review form given they are for my husband to give him a break? The vouchers are addressed to him and when we need more vouchers he has to request them from the Carers team. I personally don’t have a care or treatment plan from the Council. Thanks so much for your advice.
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8 months 1 day ago #287252 by Gary
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Hi lisa10
Welcome to the forum.
You might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/faq/forum.
The way to complete a PIP review form is to treat it as a new claim. You need to go to page 129 on the PIP guide to find details on the review. If you kept a copy of your original application form then use that as a template and make any necessary changes such as carer vouchers. You need to explain why your husband has been issued with the vouchers.
If nothing has changed since your previous pip assessment, its best to explain in detail what has changed and what has stayed the same and how you’re finding each task.
If you have an up to date review of your treatment, therapy and medication it could be helpful to include this also. Your husband can also write a supporting letter as to what support he gives you and why, the why part is the important part.
It is perfectly OK for you to type your answers and attach them as extra pages to the form, just make sure that each page has your full name and NINO at the top and that they are numbered, we recommend "page X of Y" so that it is easy to see if pages are missing. Make sure you clearly mark on the form where your answers are and on the relevant page that you are answering question X.
I would not split your answers across the form and attached pages, do one or the other for each activity (not question), splitting it risks the second part of your answer not being read.
Attach the pages to the back of the form using a staple or make a hole in the top left corner and use a treasury tag, string or ribbon to the form. The pages need to be easily detached so that they can be scanned by the DWP.
If you feel you do not have enough time to complete this form you should be able to arrange an extension by calling the DWP and explain that you need a bit extra time.
I hope all goes smoothly for you, try and fill in the form over a few days and take plenty of breaks, from previous experience I know this can be very stressful attempting filling the form all in one go, use our guide to help you complete the form; benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip
Gary
Welcome to the forum.
You might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/faq/forum.
The way to complete a PIP review form is to treat it as a new claim. You need to go to page 129 on the PIP guide to find details on the review. If you kept a copy of your original application form then use that as a template and make any necessary changes such as carer vouchers. You need to explain why your husband has been issued with the vouchers.
If nothing has changed since your previous pip assessment, its best to explain in detail what has changed and what has stayed the same and how you’re finding each task.
If you have an up to date review of your treatment, therapy and medication it could be helpful to include this also. Your husband can also write a supporting letter as to what support he gives you and why, the why part is the important part.
It is perfectly OK for you to type your answers and attach them as extra pages to the form, just make sure that each page has your full name and NINO at the top and that they are numbered, we recommend "page X of Y" so that it is easy to see if pages are missing. Make sure you clearly mark on the form where your answers are and on the relevant page that you are answering question X.
I would not split your answers across the form and attached pages, do one or the other for each activity (not question), splitting it risks the second part of your answer not being read.
Attach the pages to the back of the form using a staple or make a hole in the top left corner and use a treasury tag, string or ribbon to the form. The pages need to be easily detached so that they can be scanned by the DWP.
If you feel you do not have enough time to complete this form you should be able to arrange an extension by calling the DWP and explain that you need a bit extra time.
I hope all goes smoothly for you, try and fill in the form over a few days and take plenty of breaks, from previous experience I know this can be very stressful attempting filling the form all in one go, use our guide to help you complete the form; benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip
Gary
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