PIP Kit flex box enclosure for diary components

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Researchers crafted a bespoke box from 3mm birch plywood, incorporating a wooden hinge and elastic strap for secure closure. Custom-cut foam inserts were carefully designed to hold paper card diary components and a digital camera in place. This innovative tool is specifically used by individuals claiming welfare benefits to gather crucial supporting information about their health conditions and disabilities before attending an appointment at an advice agency to submit a claim for the UK's Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The "PIP Kit" was developed as part of a research project conducted at Open Lab, Newcastle University in 2019. A comprehensive report detailing this project's findings is available in a paper titled "PIP Kit: An Exploratory Investigation into Using Lifelogging to Support Disability Benefit Claimants," which was published online in April 2020 and can be accessed via the DOI link https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376215.