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3 days 3 hours ago #307631 by Sal
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Hello , please could you advise me.
My husband has his telephone assessment for PIP review next Tuesday.
I am concerned he will not remember everything to say, and say too much or too little. He suffers from brain fog with medications and tiredness so it worries me that he will get awarded less and been taken off.
I gone through it with him, but he is not retaining all information, should i type up key words for him to follow whilst he is doing this?
Will they be funny with him if they realise he is looking at paperwork?
Any advice welcome
Many thanks
My husband has his telephone assessment for PIP review next Tuesday.
I am concerned he will not remember everything to say, and say too much or too little. He suffers from brain fog with medications and tiredness so it worries me that he will get awarded less and been taken off.
I gone through it with him, but he is not retaining all information, should i type up key words for him to follow whilst he is doing this?
Will they be funny with him if they realise he is looking at paperwork?
Any advice welcome
Many thanks
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2 days 9 hours ago #307650 by BIS
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Hi Sal
If you have a reasonable assessor and they follow the process as they should do, if you are present with your husband, you should be able to speak and fill in if he forgets anything. Now, some are happy for you to interrupt at any point, and some only let a relation speak at the end. You can put write down things for him, but if you do and he uses it - you need to tell them that's what you have done because otherwise an assessor will write that he was able to speak and recall things, and has no problem in communicating.
Personally, if someone is struggling to remember, I think it is better for them to show it, rather than cover up something that is a real issue for them. However, I am used to the system, and I know it can be daunting if you're not. I hope that you have asked for the assessment to be recorded, and if you can, you should make your own recording. Make sure you read the questions they are likely to be asked in the guide to PIP claims and Reviews. Be aware they will probably ask a curveball question, which is often designed to trick people. If he can't answer any question, he should just say he doesn't know. They will also probably ask the same question in four different ways to see if he gives the same answer!
I hope it goes well tomorrow.
BIS
If you have a reasonable assessor and they follow the process as they should do, if you are present with your husband, you should be able to speak and fill in if he forgets anything. Now, some are happy for you to interrupt at any point, and some only let a relation speak at the end. You can put write down things for him, but if you do and he uses it - you need to tell them that's what you have done because otherwise an assessor will write that he was able to speak and recall things, and has no problem in communicating.
Personally, if someone is struggling to remember, I think it is better for them to show it, rather than cover up something that is a real issue for them. However, I am used to the system, and I know it can be daunting if you're not. I hope that you have asked for the assessment to be recorded, and if you can, you should make your own recording. Make sure you read the questions they are likely to be asked in the guide to PIP claims and Reviews. Be aware they will probably ask a curveball question, which is often designed to trick people. If he can't answer any question, he should just say he doesn't know. They will also probably ask the same question in four different ways to see if he gives the same answer!
I hope it goes well tomorrow.
BIS
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