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poppy123456

Well the advice you were given for the moving around part is not correct.

Haven't you previously posted here under a different username? Your story sounds very familiar to me...

calcotti

PIP assessment guide part 2: the assessment criteria - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Activity 12 – moving around
This activity considers a claimant’s physical ability to move around without severe discomfort, such as breathlessness, pain or fatigue. This includes the ability to stand and then move up to 20 metres, up to 50 metres, up to 200 metres and over 200 metres.
Notes
This activity should be judged in relation to a type of surface normally expected out of doors, such as pavements on the flat and includes the consideration of kerbs.

AndrewHall

Teddybear12 said:

As you have already sent off your PIP application you will just have to wait and see. Keep going over the same thing is not really achieving anything.  @Poppy123456 and @calcotti are two of the best advisers we have on the forum and have been dealing with queries on PIP for a long time. 

@Username_removed is the best of the best advisers.

Wibbles

Will DWP ignore my Parkinsonism diagnosis that I included as well? 
What about the letter from the physio.? 
".…. . He is currently unable to walk more than a few metres and is in severe pain throughout. He currently uses a wheelchair for most of his mobility needs..... "

They can't ignore that 

poppy123456

They won't ignore a diagnosis because it's often not in question because PIP isn't about a diagnosis.

Wibbles

poppy123456 said:

They won't ignore a diagnosis because it's often not in question because PIP isn't about a diagnosis.

But the effects are..

Surely - unless I have provided proof of the fact that I have Parkinsons (anyone could claim to have any disease / condition) and I have (in bucket loads) - then how would they know ?

And as you must be aware - Parkinsons is degenerative and is now treated as a long term claim - (DWP Guidelines)  ie 10 years - so once sucessfully claimed - I should receive PIP for a minimum of 10 years !!

The latest (Jan 2022) DWP assessment guide states that Parkinson suffers are to be automatically offered PIP without any assessment....

Also DWP's website does say  to send documents - even of you are unsure as to their relevance.

poppy123456

Like i said a diagnosis is often not in question. Again i find we are continuing to go round in circles. As advised by @Teddybear12 you will just need to wait for the decision.

calcotti

Wibbles said:
The latest (Jan 2022) DWP assessment guide states that Parkinson suffers are to be automatically offered PIP without any assessment....

Can you provide a link to that please?

Wibbles

pip-assessment-guide-part-1-assessment-process.pdf

Cases that should not require a consultation

Although each case should be determined individually,
the following types of case should not normally require a
consultation:
• The claimant questionnaire indicates a low level of disability, the
information is consistent, medically reasonable and there is nothing to
suggest under-reporting
• The health condition(s) is associated with a low level of functional
impairment, the claimant is under GP care only and there is no record
of hospital admission. This advice applies even if the claimant
maintains that they suffer from a high level of functional impairment – it
is medically improbable that this is the case and a consultation is
unlikely to add much useful additional information, since the clinical
examination is likely to be unremarkable
• There is strong evidence on which to advise on the case and a
consultation is likely to be stressful for the claimant (for example,
claimants with autism, cognitive impairment or learning disability)
• The claimant questionnaire indicates a high level of disability, the
information is consistent, medically reasonable and there is nothing to
suggest over-reporting – (examples may include claimants with severe
neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, motor neurone
disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, severely disabling stroke)
• There is sufficient detailed, consistent and medically reasonable
information on function.

MarkM88

That doesn’t mean you are automatically entitled to PIP though. 

calcotti

MarkM88 said:

That doesn’t mean you are automatically entitled to PIP though. 

Indeed. It says 

..the following types of case should not normally require a
consultation:..
• The claimant questionnaire indicates a high level of disability, the
information is consistent, medically reasonable and there is nothing to
suggest over-reporting – (examples may include claimants with severe
neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, motor neurone
disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, severely disabling stroke)

The key part of that paragraph is "The claimant questionnaire indicates a high level of disability". Many people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease will not have reached that stage.

OP, in your case it may be that with your information a consultation will not be required. However it is incorrect to suggest that a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease means that a claimant should automatically be awarded PIP. There is only one diagnosis that gives an automatic entitlement to PIP and that is an reasonable expectation that death may occur within six months.

Good luck with your claim.

poppy123456

No one is "offered" PIP.

Wibbles

poppy123456 said:

No one is "offered" PIP.

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