PIP form question 15: additional information

You can continue any of your answers to questions 3 to 14 if you run out of space on the form.

You can also use it to explain if:

• someone else filled in the form for you and why
• filling in the form caused you any anxiety and stress 

You may want to include contact details of any friends and family members who are carers but get their permission first. 

If a friend, family member, carer or health professional has information you think will help your claim, include it here. Their comments need to relate to how hard your condition makes it for you to do the activities covered in questions 3 to 14.

Some health professionals won’t provide information for benefit applications and some will charge a fee. If you think having input from a health professional you deal with would be helpful, get in touch to ask what their policy is.

Example 1

John Smith is my carer. John filled out this form for me because I find it very painful to hold a pen. I struggle to write due to muscle weakness as a result of my condition.

His contact details are: [email protected], (mobile number), (alternative phone number). He can be contacted on either phone number between 8am and 6pm on weekdays or via email outside of these hours or at weekends. 

Example 2

Please find attached a copy of my most recent care plan, as agreed with my GP and my local authority, plus a letter from my GP to support my claim for PIP.

Filling in the PIP claim form

Question 1: your condition

Question 2: health professionals

Question 3: preparing & cooking food

Question 4: eating & drinking

Question 5: managing treatments

Question 6: washing & bathing

Question 7: managing toilet needs

Question 8: dressing & undressing

Question 9: communicating verbally

Question 10: reading

Question 11: mixing with others

Question 12: managing money

Question 13: planning & following journeys

Question 14: moving around

Question 15: additional information