Daily Living Activities Flashcards

A PIP claimant has a severe skin condition that makes washing painful. They can wash but only with significant difficulty and discomfort. How should this be considered?

Answer: Completing an activity must be done to an acceptable standard, safely, and without excessive pain

PIP requires that activities be assessed against four criteria: safe, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and in a reasonable time — significant pain can mean these criteria are not met.

Under PIP, which descriptor for 'preparing food' would score the highest number of points?

Answer: Cannot prepare food and needs another person to do so

The highest descriptor for preparing food — scoring 8 points — is awarded when a claimant cannot prepare food at all and requires another person to cook for them.

A claimant with a learning disability can follow a simple route but cannot plan a new journey or handle unexpected disruptions. Which component and activity is most relevant?

Answer: Mobility: Planning and following journeys

Planning and following journeys is a Mobility component activity that assesses the ability to plan a route, follow it, and cope with unexpected changes — relevant for cognitive disabilities.

What must be true for a claimant's need for an aid or appliance to be counted in a PIP Daily Living assessment?

Answer: The claimant must actually use or reasonably be expected to use the aid to complete the activity

PIP counts an aid if the claimant uses it or would reasonably be expected to use it — it does not need to be prescribed or provided by the NHS.

A claimant can dress themselves but needs another person to select appropriate clothing because a mental health condition impairs their judgment. Which descriptor applies under 'dressing and undressing'?

Answer: Needs prompting to dress and undress

Needing prompting — such as being told what clothes to choose by another person — qualifies for the prompting descriptor under dressing and undressing.

Which statement about the PIP Daily Living assessment is CORRECT?

Answer: Points from different Daily Living activities are added together

Points scored across all applicable Daily Living activities are cumulative — the total is what determines whether a claimant qualifies for the standard or enhanced rate.

A claimant needs 45 minutes to wash and bathe due to fatigue from a chronic illness, whereas a non-disabled person would take 10 minutes. Under PIP, how is this relevant?

Answer: Taking more than twice as long as a non-disabled person means they may not meet the 'reasonable time' criterion

PIP's 'reasonable time' criterion means that if a claimant takes more than twice as long as a non-disabled person, they may not be considered able to complete the activity for assessment purposes.