cooking

ereilly26
ereilly26 Community member Posts: 22 Listener
edited November 2018 in PIP, DLA, and AA
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
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    edited November 2018
    Hi,

    I'm not exactly sure what you're asking here. Have you applied for PIP and been refused recently?
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,605 Championing
    Can you be a bit clearer on what you are asking @ereilly26 :)
  • ereilly26
    ereilly26 Community member Posts: 22 Listener
    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
    CockneyRebel Community member Posts: 5,195 Championing
    edited November 2018
    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
    topshoes Community member Posts: 436 Empowering
    edited November 2018
    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
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    @topshoes what does the key switch do please? Is it there to stop someone from using the cooker for safety reasons?
  • Firefly123
    Firefly123 Community member Posts: 526 Empowering
    My aunt has one it is for safety reasons only her carers can use the key to operate the cooker 
  • topshoes
    topshoes Community member Posts: 436 Empowering
    edited November 2018
    @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
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    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.

  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Community member Posts: 5,195 Championing
    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
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Thanks @topshoes
  • topshoes
    topshoes Community member Posts: 436 Empowering
    edited November 2018
    @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
    Tardis Community member Posts: 214 Empowering
    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
    Firefly123 Community member Posts: 526 Empowering
    @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
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    @topshoes ah ok i'm with you now. It's just a basic switch, thanks for explaining that. :)
  • topshoes
    topshoes Community member Posts: 436 Empowering
    @poppy123456yes yes  it is , thats fine 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    A locking cooker valve like this one. https://cadentgas.com/emergencies-safety/safeguarding/locking-cooker-valves

  • topshoes
    topshoes Community member Posts: 436 Empowering
    thats not what iv got , but not sure about @ereilly26
  • topshoes
    topshoes Community member Posts: 436 Empowering
    Hi @Firefly123 i think maybe ereilly26 is gas as im electric and mine is called a key switch too 
  • ereilly26
    ereilly26 Community member Posts: 22 Listener
    I have a  electric cooker it is used so I cant turn on the cooker

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