The PIP Points System Flashcards

What term describes a PIP activity descriptor that requires help from another person?

Answer: With assistance

Descriptors that involve another person physically helping are labeled 'with assistance' in PIP activity tables.

When assessing points for Daily Living, which activity relates to managing medicines or monitoring a health condition?

Answer: Activity 10

Activity 10 in the Daily Living component covers managing therapy or monitoring a health condition.

A claimant needs prompting to manage their own medication. This relates to which PIP assessment principle?

Answer: Needs prompting

Prompting means needing reminders, encouragement, or verbal cues from another person, and it can score points in relevant PIP activities.

Under the PIP points system, what does it mean to complete an activity 'repeatedly'?

Answer: Being able to do it as many times as reasonably required

Repeatedly means being able to perform the activity as often as it would normally need to be done in a day.

Which Mobility activity assesses a claimant's ability to plan and follow a journey?

Answer: Mobility Activity 1

Mobility Activity 1 covers planning and following the route of a journey.

What maximum points can be scored on Mobility Activity 2 (Moving Around)?

Answer: 12 points

Mobility Activity 2 (Moving Around) can award up to 12 points for those who cannot stand or move more than 1 metre.

If a claimant can only walk between 20 and 50 metres, how many points do they typically receive for Mobility Activity 2?

Answer: 8 points

Being able to move more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres unaided scores 8 points under Mobility Activity 2.