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5 years 2 months ago #244356 by Nina
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Hi,
What do you need to bring along to the pip assessment? Do you need to bring a photocopy of the pip form and copies of the medical letters sent already to the DWP? I will be accompanying my niece to the assessment. Should I be formal or informal with the assessor? Can I ask the assessor questions and also speak on behave of my niece if she can't answer some questions.
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What do you need to bring along to the pip assessment? Do you need to bring a photocopy of the pip form and copies of the medical letters sent already to the DWP? I will be accompanying my niece to the assessment. Should I be formal or informal with the assessor? Can I ask the assessor questions and also speak on behave of my niece if she can't answer some questions.
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5 years 2 months ago #244357 by BIS
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Hi Nina
It's entirely up to you whether you take a copy of the form along. A lot of claimants like to have their own copy, so they can refer to it during the assessment if they want to. Others don't bother. The assessor may have a copy with them, but probably not a copy of any additional evidence.
There are no rules about the level of formality, so you will have to feel your way on the day depending on what the assessor is like.
Unless you are your nieces', official appointee, then you are not allowed to speak unless invited to do so by the assessor. Some are more willing than others on this point. Whatever your niece's difficulties they will want to hear from her. If you have been invited to speak then do so. If you speak without being asked, some people have found themselves in the position where the assessment is cancelled because of perceived interference from relatives and it has put the claimant's clam at risk because they are deemed not to have taken part properly. So tread carefully and find out from the very beginning what the assessor will or will not allow. Some are accommodating - others less so.
However, it is not common for anyone to ask the assessor questions - the aim of the assessment is for the assessor to ask questions and see how a claimant fulfills the PiP criteria and they have limited time.
BIS
It's entirely up to you whether you take a copy of the form along. A lot of claimants like to have their own copy, so they can refer to it during the assessment if they want to. Others don't bother. The assessor may have a copy with them, but probably not a copy of any additional evidence.
There are no rules about the level of formality, so you will have to feel your way on the day depending on what the assessor is like.
Unless you are your nieces', official appointee, then you are not allowed to speak unless invited to do so by the assessor. Some are more willing than others on this point. Whatever your niece's difficulties they will want to hear from her. If you have been invited to speak then do so. If you speak without being asked, some people have found themselves in the position where the assessment is cancelled because of perceived interference from relatives and it has put the claimant's clam at risk because they are deemed not to have taken part properly. So tread carefully and find out from the very beginning what the assessor will or will not allow. Some are accommodating - others less so.
However, it is not common for anyone to ask the assessor questions - the aim of the assessment is for the assessor to ask questions and see how a claimant fulfills the PiP criteria and they have limited time.
BIS
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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