Mobility Component Activities Flashcards

How many points are needed to qualify for the enhanced rate of the PIP Mobility Component?

Answer: 8 points

A score of 8 or more points from the Mobility Component activities qualifies a claimant for the enhanced rate.

Under the 'Moving Around' activity, what distance descriptor applies to someone who can stand and move no more than 50 metres but more than 20 metres without any aid?

Answer: 8 points — unaided limited distance

Moving unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres scores 8 points under the Moving Around activity.

Which descriptor under 'Planning and Following Journeys' awards 10 points?

Answer: Cannot undertake any journey due to overwhelming psychological distress

The 10-point descriptor covers claimants who cannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress.

A claimant scores 4 points on the Mobility Component. Which payment rate do they receive?

Answer: Standard rate Mobility Component

4 to 7 points on the Mobility Component qualifies a claimant for the standard rate payment.

Under 'Moving Around,' using an aid or appliance to walk more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres scores how many points?

Answer: 10 points

Using an aid or appliance to move more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres scores 10 points, one more than the unaided equivalent.

Which of the following correctly describes the standard rate Mobility Component point threshold?

Answer: 4–7 points

Scoring between 4 and 7 points on the Mobility Component activities triggers the standard rate payment.

A claimant cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person or an orientation aid. How many points does this descriptor score?

Answer: 12 points

Inability to follow even a familiar journey without assistance scores 12 points, the highest descriptor under Planning and Following Journeys.