Is honesty the best policy?

I was assessed for PIP four years ago and awarded it. The assessor recommended that I not be reassessed for five years so I was not due to be assessed till 2021. The assessor was really nice. She asked if I needed to sit on a stool to have a shower. I said I didn't. She asked if I needed help to dress. I said I didn't. When I received notification of the award I had been given points because I needed to sit on a stool to use the shower and I needed help to dress. I didn't contact the DWP because I didn't want to get the assessor into trouble. I recently wrote to them telling them I no longer needed to sit on a stool to shower nor did I need help to dress. They have now sent me a form to complete. I expect I will have to have an assessment. My husband told me I shouldn't have contacted them. I am concerned that I will now be reassessed and how that will happen. I have ME/CFS and there are no services in my health board. The DWP no longer accepts evidence from GPs. I have seen a consultant privately three times but have not seen him for a number of years. Do you know how assessments are being carried out at present?

I am always honest when completing forms. In this case it was the assessor who was dishonest but her heart was in the right place. I should have waited until next year when the assessment was due.