pip benefit question moving around descriptor

badbeats24

i suffer from muscular dystrophy and scolliosis of the spine and cannot walk over 18 metres at all and than need to transfer into a wheelchair, when i fill in form to claim pip the question is what do i write about following a route or planning a route? also walking distance does cover indoors or just outdoors, i always need assistance and supervison indoors and outdoors because of medical condition limits my walking and balance and fatque sets in any advise would be very helpful thank you for and replys 

badbeats24

thanks for reply mike but planning and following journeys would i qualify for question F cannot undertake a journey without another person with me for my safety and having to use wheelchair cannot use public transport on my own?

chiarieds

Hi @badbeats24 - as Mike has said, it's the 'moving around' descriptor that seems relevant to yourself. The 'planning & following a journey' descriptor is not about physical problems you have in  walking/attempting to walk.

With the difficulty you have, give a couple of recent, detailed examples as to the difficulty you face with moving around outside, i.e. when did it happen, where, what exactly happened, did anyone see this, & were there any consequences to attempting/doing an activity, such as the fatigue you mention?

Say if you can't do this 'reliably,' i.e. safely, to an acceptable standard, repeat as often as one would reasonably expect, or if it takes you much longer than someone without your disability.

badbeats24

oh right now i know understand the question thank you for your help

Alex_Alumni

Hello @badbeats24 I'm glad to see our members could help get to the bottom of your query. I've moved it into our PIP category so that everyone can find it more easily. 

If you're unsure about anything else, please just ask

Alex