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Mobility Component Activities Flashcards

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  1. Which PIP Mobility Component rate entitles a claimant to apply for a Blue Badge in England?

    Answer: Enhanced rate only

    Claimants awarded the enhanced rate of the PIP Mobility Component are automatically entitled to a Blue Badge in England.

  2. A claimant can stand and move more than 50 metres but no more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided. How many points do they score on Moving Around?

    Answer: 4 points

    Moving more than 50 metres but no more than 200 metres, aided or unaided, scores 4 points under the Moving Around activity.

  3. Which benefit does the enhanced rate PIP Mobility Component automatically entitle a claimant to lease through?

    Answer: Motability Scheme

    Enhanced rate Mobility Component recipients can use their award to lease a vehicle, powered wheelchair, or scooter through the Motability Scheme.

  4. A claimant with multiple sclerosis finds that fatigue means they can only walk 30 metres before needing to stop, and cannot repeat this without significant recovery time. Which Moving Around descriptor is most appropriate?

    Answer: 8 points — unaided 20–50 metres

    Being unable to reliably walk more than 50 metres, and not completing that repeatedly, places the claimant in the 8-point unaided 20–50 metre descriptor.

  5. During a PIP reassessment, a claimant's condition has improved and they can now walk up to 80 metres unaided. How does this affect their Mobility Component score?

    Answer: They drop from 8 points to 4 points on Moving Around

    Walking 50–200 metres unaided scores only 4 points (standard rate) instead of the 8 points for the 20–50 metre band, reducing their award at reassessment.

  6. What is the significance of the 20-metre threshold in PIP Moving Around descriptors?

    Answer: It separates the higher-scoring descriptors (12 and 10 points) from the 8-point descriptor

    The 20-metre threshold is a critical boundary; those who cannot reliably exceed 20 metres score 10 or 12 points (enhanced rate), while those who can exceed 20 metres score 8 or fewer.

  7. A claimant refuses to engage with a PIP face-to-face assessment due to severe social anxiety. What is the likely outcome?

    Answer: The claim may be disallowed unless sufficient written evidence justifies non-attendance

    Failing to attend a PIP assessment without good reason typically results in the claim being disallowed, though medical evidence supporting non-attendance can prevent this.