Best practice in completing the PIP questionnaire
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About this course
This two-morning online training course summarises how the personal independence payment (PIP) claim process or ‘journey’ works and the importance of the PIP2 questionnaire.
It looks at what makes a good PIP claim, and also at the limitations of the PIP2 questionnaire. We look how it can be optimised using the regulations, guidance and case law.
The course covers:
- A summary of the legal basis of PIP entitlement
- How points flow from PIP ‘activities’ and ‘descriptors’
- The role of the PIP2 questionnaire to generate information
- How PIP2 matches up or fails to match up to PIP ‘descriptors’
- How a defective questionnaire response can cause trouble
- How to use PIP regulations 7 and 4(2A) to assist in making good claims
- How PIP case law provides very useful guidance to advisers
- How to improve on the standard PIP2 form
- How to complete the questionnaire with an eye to tribunal judge scrutiny, if an appeal becomes necessary
Method of delivery and timings
This full-day equivalent, experienced-level course, is delivered online via Zoom over two consecutive mornings. It runs from 10am to 1pm on each day, with a half hour break between 11.15-11.45.
It is a practical course delivered using a combination of trainer presentation, exercises and group discussion. Participants will need a Wi-Fi connection and a suitable device to access the internet. It is not recommended to join via a mobile phone.