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Pip guidelines and welfare law - dwpexamination.org
charlene
Member Posts: 555 Pioneering
have just been reading about assessor asking people about how many mins can you walk. The post stated it was a wrong line of questioning and does not adhere to Pip guidelines and Welfare law, it was also stated that this line of questioning would not stand up in a court of law.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
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My PIP assessor asked for how long could I walk, and I thought well I suppose I could walk 3 or 4 mins, stopping and starting, before I needed quite a long rest, so I just said 3 or 4 mins. Assessor put 3 or 4 mins in her report but didn't say that this implied any particular distance and DWP just repeated what assessor had said. This would indicate that both knew this was an inappropriate line of questioning as neither made too much of it. I was awarded standard mobility.
Tribunal doctor picked up on assessor asking for how long could I walk and repeatedly asked the same question. But I was having none of it and asked him back did he mean how long would it take me to walk 20m? Anyway, the outcome was that I was awarded enhanced both components.
Well done for looking up the guidelines! As you say, if people lose points based on the length of time they can walk alone then this would be grounds for appeal.
Good luck with your MR.