PIP Mobility Question

sereiin

Hi, I've been looking into enquiring about PIP and I have some questions about the "Moving around" question (I have placed it at the bottom of this post).

I'm applying mostly for mobility reasons.
I suffer from quite severe chronic pain and I'm on a long waiting list to get diagnosed with a condition that is causing this. Any distance I walk or any length of time I stand, I feel significant pain. If I walk a little too much one day, I will struggle to walk the next day, and it's severely interfering with my education due to missing countless classes on the basis that I cannot move. I have been thinking about buying a walking aid/cane, but it would put pressure on my shoulders, arms and hands which are also in pain, so it's an endless cycle. 

I can walk more than 200 metres, but it's significantly painful when doing so, and on most days, I can't walk such distance, or I can't walk it without taking rest/breaks or without leaning on people/objects.

How do I go about this? 

Thank you!

MOVING AROUND
a) Can stand and then move more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided.
b) Can stand and then move more than 50 metres but no more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided.
c) Can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres.
d) Can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres.
e) Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided.
f) Cannot, either aided or unaided, (i) stand; or (ii) move more than 1 metre. 

poppy123456

Remember that PIP is also about doing something reliably, safely, to an acceptable standard and in a reasonable time period. Although you said you can walk 200 meters but how far can you actually walk without paid and discomfort, without needing to stop.

PIP has 2 parts, daily living and mobility, although you mention your difficultly with walking, what about other activities such as washing/dressing/preparing a meal/budgeting etc etc.

2.2.1 Central to the application of all the activities within the PIP assessment is a consideration of the manner in which they’re undertaken. For a descriptor to be able to apply to a claimant, the claimant must be able to reliably complete the activity as described in the descriptor.

2.2.2 Considering reliability involves looking at whether the claimant can complete the activity as described:

• safely – in a manner unlikely to cause harm to themselves or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity

• to an acceptable standard

• repeatedly – able to repeat the activity as often as is reasonably required

• in a reasonable time period – no more than twice as long as the maximum period that a non-disabled person would normally take to complete that activity

2.2.3 This applies to every activity within the assessment. If an individual cannot reliably complete an activity in the way described in a descriptor then they should be considered unable to complete it at that level and a different descriptor selected. For example when a claimant is only able to complete an activity safely when supervised, the appropriate descriptor which refers to supervision should be awarded.

Have a read of this. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers/pip-assessment-guide-part-2-the-assessment-criteria

sereiin

Pain and discomfort when walking starts as soon as I stand and take one step really.
Which option would I select for this case?

In those four standards (safely, repeatedly, acceptable standard and reasonable time) I cannot carry out any of the activities, except for bathroom needs in which I have no difficulty in.

I will have a read through the link, thank you!

poppy123456

I can’t tell you which one applies because I don’t know anything about your conditions or how they affect you.

Remember PIP is how you’re affected at least 50% of the time over a 12 month period.