Mobility Descriptor 11 e/f

cat170685 said:

ilovecats said:

sparkle22 said:

I would ring as Poppy suggested and also ask why you have had your whole claim looked into, had another face to face and lost part of your daily living (initially) when you ONLY wanted the mobility looking at based on the change of law. I know its a bit late now, but it wouldn't do any harm to point this out to them, and that may help you to get them to look at your decision again. 

Also wasnt 11E already considered for OPD? so if that is the descriptor they have now chosen, why didnt they give you that descriptor in the first place. I would try and argue that by not choosing that descriptor previously, when it was actually one of the few they could pick, they themselves ruled it out. But get professional advice on that.

I believe the OP was awarded 11E but wants 11F. 

Its been explained many times why F would not apply.

Yes I was awarded 11E - but this was after the initial request to review my case under the law change. Therefore I do agree with sparkle in regards to stating that I should’ve been entitled to 11E from the outset but also as previously stated I’m disagreeing with not been awarded the 11F due to the timing of the f2f Assment when my mood was extremely low. But I do try and leave the house at lease once a day when I’m not in a low mood. 


Ilovecats, The point I was making is that 11E actually means the person has a LOWER level of functioning than 11F, they dont leave the house on the majority of days due to OPD. 11F they do leave the house accompanied on the majority of days. The only reason 11E is paid lower mobility is because the DWP say that someone who rarely goes out, has lower expenses than someone who needs to be accompanied the majority of the time (which is true).

Around the time of Cats assessment in dec 2016 there were only a few descriptors available to assessors when dealing with a claimant with OPD, one was no points can go out unaided, one was 4 points for prompting and the other was 11E unable to go out due to OPD.  They either gave cat 0 or 4 points (I'm not sure as she hasnt stated exactly which points she received). But they DIDNT give her 11E which WAS available. Remember this isnt a new review, this a legal revision based on the fact that the other descriptors being taken off the table was illegal. So if she wasn't 11E in Dec 2006, when they assessed her, which is the most severely affected and a descriptor fully available for them to choose, how can they get away with saying in hindsight they are deciding she was, even though she is saying she wasnt.

ilovecats said:

keira said:

If a person goes out 4-5 days a week (always accompanied due to OPD) but this is only for a short local walk or being driven to a family members home would this meet the criteria for 11F?

Yes as long as you can prove you fit the OPD descriptor