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PIP: mobility changes
delise1
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Hello can anyone help me with this question my pip was extended due to Coronavirus but my mobility has changed whenever I walked I feel constant pain I only can walked for a short wild before I start feeling terrible pain in my knees. But I am worried about phoning pip to let them know about change with my mobility my doctor send me for an Xtray scan for my knee July and put me back an tramadol can anyone help me and let me know what evidence I need when I phone thank you for your help.
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By reporting a change this will trigger a new assessment anyway and if you are due one anyway there isn't any point as this wouldn't be dealt with any quicker than your review. Also reporting a change means the whole award is reviewed and could result in a loss of what you have now it could also be a gain.
Hope this helps and you underdstand what I am saying
I am presuming you are hoping to get a higher rate for mobility
” e. Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided. 12 points.”
Under 20m is a tough ask. Has your new level of impaired mobility been like this for more than 3 months? That’s your starting point. The next question then would be whether you have done any measuring of the actual distances you can cover out of doors? There’s no requirement to do this but humans are generally appalling at estimating distance so it’s good to get some specifics. Google Maps or especially the Strava app are your friends here.
Reliably, in a timely fashion, repeatedly and safely
An individual must be able to complete an activity descriptor reliably, in a timely fashion, repeatedly and safely; and where indicated, using aids and appliances or with support from another person (or, for activity 10, a support dog). Otherwise they should be considered unable to complete the activity described at that level.
Reliably means to a reasonable standard.
In a timely fashion means in less than twice the time it would take for an individual without any impairment.
Repeatedly means completed as often during the day as the individual activity requires. Consideration needs to be given to the cumulative effects of symptoms such as pain and fatigue – i.e. whether completing the activity adversely affects the individual’s ability to subsequently complete other activities.
Safely means in a fashion that is unlikely to cause harm to the individual, either directly or through vulnerability to the actions of others; or to another person.
What you’d be asking for here is a supersession and you can ask for a form to look at the one component not both. There’s no guarantee they will confine the,serves to the influence however if you write something which raises a question about your current daily living entitlement.