PIP Mobility Component Activities 5

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Enhanced rate only

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

4 points

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Motability Scheme

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

8 points — unaided 20–50 metres

Answer

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.

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

They drop from 8 points to 4 points on Moving Around

Answer

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.

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PIP Mobility Component Activities 5