cooking

ereilly26

hi I cant cook because I have a key switch on my cooker they gave me 2 points for that what dose the forum think  I also have a life line round my neck what dose the forum think

poppy123456

Hi,

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking here. Have you applied for PIP and been refused recently?

Sam_Alumni

Can you be a bit clearer on what you are asking @ereilly26

ereilly26

yes they only gave me 2 points for preparing food and cook a meal but I cant put the cooker on because of the key switch yes it is pip I was turned down for daily living needs

CockneyRebel

Sorry, can you explain what a key switch on a cooker is ?

Is it a gas or electric cooker ?

If you had a cooker without a key switch what would stop you cooking ?

topshoes

Hi  @ereilly26 welcome ,  i have got one for my cooker , but i dont use it think i got 4 of them , , can put photo on here if someone let me know how you do it, for you to see what it is x

poppy123456

@topshoes what does the key switch do please? Is it there to stop someone from using the cooker for safety reasons?

Firefly123

My aunt has one it is for safety reasons only her carers can use the key to operate the cooker 

topshoes

@poppy123456 had to look at them lol ,   any one can turn it on or off , its like turning your tv off at main so there is not a fire , all it is  up to date when they put in new kitchens and rewire places , hope this helps ,

poppy123456

ereilly26 said:

yes they only gave me 2 points for preparing food and cook a meal but I cant put the cooker on because of the key switch yes it is pip I was turned down for daily living needs

As the key switch is for safety reasons, if the switch wasn't there would you be able to prepare and cook a simple meal?

What about the other 9 daily living descriptors? You need to take a look at them to see where else you could score those points.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/Migrated_Documents/adviceguide/pip-9-table-of-activities-descriptors-and-points.pdf

CockneyRebel

Ah thanks

So it would seem that you need supervision to use a conventional cooker, however

c. Cannot cook a simple meal using a conventional cooker but is able to do so using a microwave. points. 2 points

Unless you are unable to use a mircowave other than not having one

poppy123456

Thanks @topshoes

topshoes

@poppy123456 there is no key , you just turn it on and red light come on and if you switch it off the red light comes off , power is off then  , any one can turn it on to use cooker or turn it off when finished , yes if turn off no power get to it , it is not any think special , loads of people have got them who got new kitchen and new rewiring ,   

Tardis

Would you be able to use a microwave?  That might have been what they were thinking when they gave you two points.  Did you  get any points for washing or dressing or any of the other things?

Firefly123

@topshoes there is a key switch for cookers for vulnerable people who are at risk if they use the cooker unsupervised so it prevents them from doing so 

poppy123456

@topshoes ah ok i'm with you now. It's just a basic switch, thanks for explaining that.

topshoes

@poppy123456yes yes  it is , thats fine 

poppy123456

A locking cooker valve like this one. https://cadentgas.com/emergencies-safety/safeguarding/locking-cooker-valves

topshoes

thats not what iv got , but not sure about @ereilly26

topshoes

Hi @Firefly123 i think maybe ereilly26 is gas as im electric and mine is called a key switch too 

ereilly26

I have a  electric cooker it is used so I cant turn on the cooker