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1 year 10 months ago #270615 by ela67
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Hello, I'm my adult son's carer and have just received his PIP renewal. We had a terrible time applying for his first PIP and I'd like to make his renewal as smooth as possible. For his original PIP application I sent in 41 pages of supporting medical evidence and I have some new evidence from more recent appointments, the latter which I'll send in. I'd like to include a supporting letter from myself and my husband as we care for our son. Is there a template I could look at so that I don't miss out anything important.?I'm aware that wording is vital in communicating the difficulty he has and how this applies to the PIP descriptors. I've read through the guides. Thanks for your help.
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1 year 10 months ago #270623 by BIS
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Hi Ela67
There isn't a template for writing a supporting letter. You and your husband as carers to your son are the people who know better than anyone how his disabilities affect him. I would give a summary of all the specific PIP questions on the review form - saying what you have observed and what impact this has on him. You are confirming the difficulties he has. The letter doesn't have to be too long.
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There isn't a template for writing a supporting letter. You and your husband as carers to your son are the people who know better than anyone how his disabilities affect him. I would give a summary of all the specific PIP questions on the review form - saying what you have observed and what impact this has on him. You are confirming the difficulties he has. The letter doesn't have to be too long.
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1 year 10 months ago #270903 by ela67
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Thank you, as I'm writing out the actual PIP review form as his appointee, would you say there any point in me also writing a letter of support as his carer if I'm just going to be writing the same things?
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1 year 10 months ago #270930 by Gary
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Hi ela67
It is always worth writing a support letter even if you completed the form, your support should describe what support you give and WHY.
The why part is the important part of the support letter as it explains what difficulties the claimant has whether it's washing, toiletries, cooking, managing finances etc etc
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It is always worth writing a support letter even if you completed the form, your support should describe what support you give and WHY.
The why part is the important part of the support letter as it explains what difficulties the claimant has whether it's washing, toiletries, cooking, managing finances etc etc
Gary
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