PIP Mobility Component Activities 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which two activities make up the PIP Mobility Component assessment?
- Planning journeys and using public transport
- Moving around and planning and following journeys (Correct answer)
- Moving around and communicating with others
- Using transport and managing medication
Correct answer: Moving around and planning and following journeys
The Mobility Component is assessed across two activities: Moving Around and Planning and Following Journeys.
Question 2: A claimant can move more than 200 metres with or without an aid. What score do they receive for the Moving Around activity?
- 0 points (Correct answer)
- 4 points
- 8 points
- 12 points
Correct answer: 0 points
Being able to move more than 200 metres, aided or unaided, meets the highest functioning descriptor and scores 0 points.
Question 3: Under 'Planning and Following Journeys,' a claimant cannot follow an unfamiliar route without another person, assistance dog, or orientation aid. How many points is this worth?
- 4 points (Correct answer)
- 8 points
- 10 points
- 12 points
Correct answer: 4 points
Needing assistance for unfamiliar journeys specifically scores 4 points under the Planning and Following Journeys descriptors.
Question 4: What is the minimum distance a claimant must be unable to exceed, aided or unaided, to score 12 points under Moving Around?
- 20 metres
- 10 metres
- 5 metres
- 1 metre (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 1 metre
Scoring 12 points on Moving Around requires that the claimant cannot stand and move more than 1 metre either aided or unaided.
Question 5: Which descriptor under 'Planning and Following Journeys' scores 8 points?
- Needs prompting to undertake any journey
- Cannot plan the route of any journey (Correct answer)
- Cannot follow a familiar journey without help
- Cannot undertake any journey due to distress
Correct answer: Cannot plan the route of any journey
Being unable to plan the route of any journey — regardless of familiarity — scores 8 points.
Question 6: What does 'aided' mean in the context of the Moving Around activity?
- With help from another person only
- Using a prescribed mobility vehicle
- Using an aid or appliance such as a walking stick or prosthetic limb (Correct answer)
- Having verbal encouragement from a carer
Correct answer: Using an aid or appliance such as a walking stick or prosthetic limb
In the Moving Around activity, 'aided' refers to the use of an aid or appliance such as a walking stick, crutches, or a prosthetic limb.
Question 7: A claimant scores 4 points on Planning and Following Journeys and 4 points on Moving Around. What is their total Mobility Component score?
- 4 points — only the highest descriptor applies (Correct answer)
- 8 points — both scores are added
- 4 points — descriptors are averaged
- 8 points — but only the enhanced rate applies
Correct answer: 4 points — only the highest descriptor applies
For PIP, only the highest-scoring descriptor within each activity is counted, so the overall Mobility score uses the single highest descriptor across both activities, not a sum.
PIP Mobility Component Activities 3
Which two activities make up the PIP Mobility Component assessment?