Requesting more time to complete PIP form

Hello everyone,

I’m wondering if anyone has any thoughts and/or experiences of asking for more time to fill in this 40 page beastie. My partner has Parkinson’s so I’m completing the form on his behalf (and told the DWP this when I called to initiate the claim), and he thinks we’ll need more time to fill the form in well (thanks to the incredibly informative guides available here).

Does a request for more time go against us in any way?
Do we have to provide reasons why?
Or is it best to crack on and get it done?

I’m inclined towards the latter

Thanks so much BIS

Ive done it with 2 PIP forms.

I wasnt asked for a reasn why- but its an obvs question to expect being asked I suppose.

What I didnt like about it was there was no confirmation of the extension. Id have felt a lot less exposed if I had it on paper when the extension deadline was.

In both cases I got the extension- but without it on paper as confirmation I felt very exposed to the risk that the agreed extension could just "dissapear" and I had no proof it ever existed.

Other than that exposure to risks, there was not downside I found.

Flappy the bat, thank you. I totally understand that sense of exposure and appreciate the heads up about it. Awareness goes some way towards softening the worry

Gary, thanking you too. I’ll be sure to document all details. I’ll take any luck that’s going