Feeling uneasy about support with pip application

I followed the benefits and work guide to complete the pip form, and wrote some detailed answers as you suggested.

My nurse recommended an 'expert' who helps all her patients on benefits applications. since she recommended him to me after I completed my answers on paper, I took it to this individual and thought I'd get his thoughts, comments, improvements on it etc..

He pretty much took my diagnoses, symptoms etc ran through the questions and said yeah I see why this would affect you, then said he would develop a case out of it. He made me feel like I needed care on things that didn't cross my mind.

anyway, he read my detailed answers but pretty much discarded it afterwards and said he would not be writing my specific answers e.g. how often I eat and why, examples of problems with cooking etc.

I asked him isn't it better to give details but he said if you don't it doesn't matter. The symptoms, basic answers and appropriate doctors letters are sufficient. He then stated when you go to the face to face interview then you can give specific details.

I felt really funny about this because it seems somewhat contrary to some of the benefits and work website. He told me he had 25 years experience with these things and that I should just 'trust' him.

1. Is the main point of giving detailed answers as you have suggested so to avoid being called up for a face to face assessment?

2.if so, Is it safe to just give the answers in the face to face interview, rather than detailed answers in the form(if one is not bothered by a face to face interview etc).

2. he told me he will send my app off tomorrow, if I cannot get the form back before he sends it, is it still ok for me to send another document giving my answers again mentioning that somebody advise me to send further details about how the condition affects me for each question. In addition I will try to get my doctor to write a letter confirming the content of what I have written and send that also. In other words , if I were to send other information later with more answers to these questions, would that be acceptable/not harm my case?

3. Does this guy sound dodgy/misinformed, was he just not bothered with the application (maybe because he had many clients to see)?

Thanks

Thanks Gordon. I understand you cannot comment on another advisor.

However, if possible, please answer the following which does not require commenting on any advisors.

If I have already sent my form off(with no detailed answers) and have not mentioned there is more evidence to come, will it be good\acceptable to send detailed answers on an extra sheet later citing the reason as being given better advice? Or could any problems arise from sending detailed answers(basically the form) later?
I would also hope to give another doctors letter corresponding/running parallel to my answers.

I think your advice to check the form and accuracy is sound, and I do not think the assessor will be receptive to ALL the issues(most of which he will not ask on the day). I think I made a mistake:( I shall try retrieve the form although if it's gone, is there anything I can do to salvage the situation like I have suggested above. What do you suggest/recommend?

Thanks

Hello

I have my pip assessment coming up just over a weeks time.

1. One of the major pip descriptors I hope to meet is that I am precluded from making journeys due to overwhelming psychological distress(due to mental health reasons).
Due to the above I cannot use public transport and private transport is also a problem. However I can put myself through the journey/suffering since the journey to the assessment centre since will be worth any benefit gained and it is only a one off journey.

If I go by car, will the fact that I have 'managed' to make the journey to the centre be used against me. Is there anything you recommend I do to ensure I am awarded points e.g. specifically mention problems encountered during the journey.

2. I have just had a transfer of care from my doctor to another doctor and support worker. My previous nurse was going to write a detailed letter to support my pip however now that the transfer has happened, she said I need to ask the new doctor/support worker to do it who she says know about my condition as the information has been relayed. Unfortunately my new support worker is a social worker and not a nurse and I think this is too last minute to ask the new doctor(relationship didn't start of so well) for a last minute letter.

My support worker(social worker) has agreed to write a letter in support of pip referring to problems I experience in daily care. Will the fact the she is a social worker but commenting on how my medicals problems affect me discredit the letter. do u think I should ask her for it or is it not worth pursuing?

Thanks