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Planning a journey ?

I am being moved from DLA INDEFNATLY TO PIP , and would like some advise on this please. I have had my assessment and she has ticked can plan and follow jounrnj unaided. I haven't used public transport for years due to mobility issues in my left ankle and it has now affect my right knee and ankle due all my weight compensating for it. Plus have got arthritis in both hands so I'm unable to grip. So on this I had put would need my husband to acompany me so he couldto help me on and off transport, to sit and stand and also being diabetic requiring the toilet little and often would need to be taken into account. The assorer has noted in her report abnormal gait poor grip and requiring suport to sit and stand and walk. Was not asked this question and only just realised . Am I justified to use this in RM.
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For enhanced rate 12 points. It's no more than 20 metres.
You are not required to walk pain free but any pain that restricts the distance that you can walk should be taken into account.
Specifically for the Moving Around activity, if you are able to walk but you are in severe pain when doing so, then you can argue that your walking is not to a necessary standard and should be disregarded.
The legal test requires you to stand and then move (walk), so if you have problems getting up then you should document these as well.
If you walk slowly then it must take you at least twice the time to cover the 20m as a healthy person would, this could be down to the speed of your walking but could also be the result of having to stop.
You must be able to repeat the distance, so if you could walk it once but not then be able to walk it again within a reasonable timescale then you should be classed as unable to repeat the activity.
So you can and must use this in your MR
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