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<p>Any claimant can request a home consultation for Personal Independence Payment,
however a claimant may specifically require a home consultation where their diagnosis
suggests extreme difficulty travelling to an assessment due to their health condition
or impairment.</p><p> </p><p>All PIP claimants are entitled to use their own equipment
to record assessments, within an assessment centre or at their home. This equipment
should meet DWP standards. You can find standards for recording PIP assessments, for
each Assessment Provider, on their respective websites, or by using the following
links:</p><p> </p><p>Atos: <a href="http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/faq_view/recording_my_consultation"
target="_blank">http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/faq_view/recording_my_consultation</a></p><p>Capita:
<a href="http://www.capita-pip.co.uk/en/assessment-process.html" target="_blank">http://www.capita-pip.co.uk/en/assessment-process.html</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Health Professional does not need to separately consider the recording
of a recorded assessment, as they will have conducted the assessment themselves and
produced a report; however a copy the recording will be held securely for 14 months
following. The Department will consider evidence from the recorded home assessment
report in the same way it considers all PIP assessments; by treating people as individuals,
considering the impact of their impairment or health condition on their everyday life
and how each claimant has personally adapted to living with a disability.</p>
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