PIP

Hi there, I am new to this site and at the moment am applying for PIP - have made the application by phone - filled in the pack they sent - and had a phone call yesterday saying there had were some appointments available next Fri 11th March. Now wondering what to expect and what I should do - can anyone enlighten me please so I can prepare - thank you xx

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Have a look at our PIP guide, towards the back is a section that explains what to expect from a face2face assessment. We refer to it as a f2f as it is not a 'medical' in any recognisable sense of the word!

PIP help for claimants

Having looked at the guide, if/when you have more questions/comments about your PIP claim, please reply to this message and we will do our best to help. It makes our life very much easier when everything relating to one subject is kept in the same place. You will find it easily in future if you bookmark/favourite it on your web browser now. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter