PIP Award Review Arrived Early Need Help

Hello

I basically received my PIP Award Review form in the post today, and they've given me until the 2nd of December to complete and return it. I'm going to have to request an extension but will need longer than two weeks due to health issues.

It will also be the first time I have completed the form myself, and I am nervous about this as I've always had support and still feel I do need support completing the form. I would in the past get support, but I am no longer under the care of the community mental health team so I don't have access to their service that helps with this.

Does anyone have personal experience/success with using fightback4justice? I've heard for a premium they can fill in the forms and offer support over the telephone etc. A friend recommended them to me, but I am not sure if they're any good or not. They're a registered community interest company and appear to have been on ITV at one time.

My key question is can I request and receive a copy of every previous PIP form I have sent the DWP, and the associating evidence submitted and where I scored points and how that decision was reached? I thought it would be helpful in helping me complete my form.

Thanks Can you tell me what I need to say to PIP/DWP regarding requesting a copy of any prior claim forms I have completed and what points were scored, and how the assessor came to their decision when they awarded points for each question? I'd also like them to send me a copy of ALL the evidence I have sent them for prior PIP claims as unfortunately due to flooding I lost my documentation. Is this possible, can they literally send me a copy of absolutely everything?

I've got a further question regarding extensions, and how best to handle them. I didn't receive the form from the DWP until Saturday the 13th, but the letter is dated the 5th of November. Therefore, I wasn't given four weeks to complete the form, and it seems unfair in a way because although I can request a four-week extension I am presuming I would get less time? For example, if I had hypothetically received this form on the 5th I will of had four weeks to complete the form, if they requested it to be returned by the 5th of December. However, if I also requested a four-week extension, say a week or so after receiving the form, would that mean I would have had until the 5th of January? In this sense, it doesn't seem fair, because it seems I am having to use the four week extension to make up for the lost time as a result of the DWP getting the form out to me late, and only having two weeks to complete it, so even with a four week extension I would have a total of six weeks vs eight weeks if that makes sense, unless I am misunderstanding how extensions work.