PIP points -Health Professional consideration

AAmd2025
AAmd2025 Online Community Member Posts: 15 Listener
edited February 24 in PIP, DLA, ADP & AA

Evening

Can anyone tell me the meaning of this

HPs should not consider the point scores associated with descriptors or whether these will confer entitlement to the benefit if chosen by the DWP’s case managers (CMs). HPs should only consider whether the descriptor is appropriate to the claimant’s circumstances.

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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 17,379 Championing

    Hi @AAmd2025 - that statement (from the PIP assessment guide part 2) just means that a Health Professional shouldn't be thinking about what points the DWP might give (nor whether these may mean a PIP claimant might be awarded a component of PIP - daily living/mobility or both) when doing their assessment, rather just choose what they consider the relevant descriptor.

    They do have to consider how you are the majority of the time, & whether you can do an activity 'reliably,' which you can also read about (& it's very important) under the 'Reliability' section of this guide for assessors: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers/pip-assessment-guide-part-2-the-assessment-criteria#reliability-1

    Hope that helps.

  • AAmd2025
    AAmd2025 Online Community Member Posts: 15 Listener

    Morning it does

    So on my assessment report by Maximus all the boxes have been ticked in which points to award. Am I correct in thinking that the boxes should not have been ticked.

  • Lauren29
    Lauren29 Online Community Member Posts: 238 Empowering

    The boxes on the report don't have the points written against them. HPs are just ticking the descriptors that they believe apply to you..

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