PIP supporting evidence

Thank you for all your advice and support. I received a further extension to return my form. I used the guide you suggested to put my answers together to the questions. Do I need to state how often I do each activity in terms of the amount of days I can do it in a month or a week or the number of times I can do it in a day? Previously I just used phrases like most of the time and words like typically rather than being specific. Thanks again for your advice.

Thank you for your reply about the number of times i can do each activity. This is easier to answer for some activities than others as for example i dont know how often i might have to visit a new place but I know go a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety every time i do. for meals i generally have 3 meals a day but it takes a very long time because of routines and compulsions so ive said i need help on a daily basis to get a meal cooked for me. I do not currently receive any help or support so I am talking about help I need rather than help I am currently receiving.

I get very stressed out about any phonecalls relating to benefits and I was worried about putting my number and a best time to call me in the about you section. I investigated and from what I've read my understanding is that I could ask a professional to act as my representative for phone calls? I have emailed my chosen professional to ask them if they are ok with this. There is very no space in the about you section to explain this so I am assuming I would put "see extra sheet" in the spaces for "best phone number" and "best time to call" and then explain on an extra sheet that I had a professional acting as my phone representative?

I haven't driven for a very long time due to my mental health difficulties but I still have a driving licence purely for photo identification purposes. Do i write on my form that I have a licence for id and give the reasons why I do not drive? Thanks again for your help, I am getting there slowly but surely!

Thanks for your advice. My driving licence query was relating to whether I need to talk about my driving licence and the fact i havent driven for well over a decade due to my health condition or whether it is not necessary for me to include this in the form? I can't see any questions relating to this in the form so I hadn't thought to include it but now i'm getting very concerned about whether i need to include this and explain why i dont drive. I find having a photocard licence useful as it is accepted as form of photo id which is easy to carry around but i do not drive. Should i state all of this in the form or do I wait and see whether they ask for this information?

My concern about phone calls is that i have significant mental health issues and I am fearful of making a mistake during such a call. I have an appointee who is happy to take a call for me and I feel this is better because they have an in depth understanding of my needs from a professional perspective. They wont have to suffer all the anguish and rumination that i would after any such call because I would worry i had said something wrong. My question is whether having a telephone appointee is a wise decision for someone in my situation who suffers from severe anxiety, and how I present this information in my form? There is a space in the "about you" section for a number and a time to contact you so i can either fill this in with my own details and explain that i have an appointee later in the form or i could put in the appointees number or i could put "see extra page" where the space for the number is and then explain on my extra page that i have an appointee and give their details. i am just unsure how to proceed with this. Thanks again for your help.