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Can DWP award only 1 point for a descriptor?

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Matilda
Matilda Community member Posts: 2,593 Disability Gamechanger
in Benefits and financial support
DWP awarded me only 1 point for using a toilet aid (on bad days I have to lean on wash basin to pull myself up).  Were they correct to award me only 1 point as I thought that the minimum for any descriptor was 2 points?
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  • Nystagmite
    Nystagmite Community member Posts: 596 Pioneering
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    That doesn't sound right. You can only get one point if you need an aid for taking medication. Whereas with everything else, it's at least 2. Phone up and enquire that.
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  • Matilda
    Matilda Community member Posts: 2,593 Disability Gamechanger
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    Possibly, must check the papers.  It may be that I got 2 for toilet aids and 1 for aids to take medication.  But nevertheless, I thought that 2 was the minimum for any descriptor?  And another member has said that she was awarded only 1 point for using a toilet aids.

    So, is it correct that DWP can award only 1 point for aids to take medication?
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  • wildlife
    wildlife Community member Posts: 1,293 Pioneering
    edited April 2017
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    @Matilda Managing Therapy or Monitoring a health condition is the only one you can score 1 for according to Benefit and Works Points list. I couldn't see where Nannydebbie said she only got 1 point for toileting. She scored 6 for DL so would have had to score 1 on something else as well. You shouldn't need to appeal just tell DWP they got it wrong.
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  • Matilda
    Matilda Community member Posts: 2,593 Disability Gamechanger
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    Thank you, @wildlife.
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  • wildlife
    wildlife Community member Posts: 1,293 Pioneering
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    You're welcome. Hope you can get it changed. I think you said you were appealing mobility as well? Anyhow good luck whatever you decide to do.
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  • BenefitsTrainingCo
    BenefitsTrainingCo Community member Posts: 2,621 Pioneering
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    Hi Matilda,

    Sorry for the delay in responding. The forum has been very busy! You've got the right advice though. 2 is the minimum number of points you can get for toileting. And as wildfire explains, only managing therapy/monitoring a health condition has a 1 point descriptor.

    Will
    The Benefits Training Co:

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  • Matilda
    Matilda Community member Posts: 2,593 Disability Gamechanger
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    Thank you, Will.
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