Daily Living Activities Flashcards
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A claimant can dress themselves but takes over twice as long as someone without their condition and experiences significant pain. How does PIP account for this?
Answer: Time, pain, and safety are considered in determining the appropriate descriptor
PIP considers whether an activity can be completed safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and within a reasonable time period when determining descriptors.
Which of the following is NOT one of the ten Daily Living activities assessed under PIP?
Answer: Driving a motor vehicle
Driving a motor vehicle is not a Daily Living activity; it falls under the Mobility component of PIP, specifically the moving around activity.
What is the standard rate daily living award weekly amount approximately equivalent to in PIP?
Answer: Scoring 8 to 11 points
The standard rate of the Daily Living component is awarded to claimants who score between 8 and 11 points across all ten Daily Living activities.
A claimant with a visual impairment cannot read standard print but can read large-print materials. Which activity does this relate to?
Answer: Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words
The ability to read and understand signs, symbols and words is a distinct Daily Living activity that covers literacy in various formats, including print and symbols.
Under PIP, 'engaging with other people face to face' is concerned with which type of difficulty?
Answer: Cognitive or psychological difficulty interacting socially
This activity assesses cognitive and psychological difficulties such as autism spectrum conditions, anxiety, or learning disabilities that affect face-to-face social interaction.
A claimant needs someone to check that they have taken their medication correctly due to a cognitive impairment. Which descriptor best applies under 'managing therapy'?
Answer: Needs prompting to manage therapy
Needing prompting — reminders or cues from another person — to manage medication or therapy correctly is captured by the descriptor requiring prompting.
If a claimant's condition fluctuates, how does PIP assess their Daily Living score?
Answer: The assessment reflects what happens on more than 50% of days over a 12-month period
PIP uses a 12-month period approach, looking at what the claimant can and cannot do on the majority of days (more than 50%) to determine the appropriate descriptors.