PIP evidence dates

nonsmoker2008 wrote: Another question if I may, and I apologise if already covered elsewhere, but what do you enter when none of the tick boxes apply for a particular activity because your problem isn't adequately described by any of them, not even in loose terms?

Previously for my DLA I added my own tick boxes and literally wrote all over the form wherever it was needed to better explain, including sideways on and around the corners. I don't know if that will be ok this time

Don't feel obliged to use the tick boxes if they do not fit with the way that you want to describe your limitations, mark them "see below" and answer the question in the comment box or attached pages,

Gordon

nonsmoker2008 wrote: Latest question please:

I cannot stand upright - or sit upright, for that matter - either. Am in a permanent flexed forward position, yet does it not say in the guidance somewhere that the person should be able to stand 'upright`? So if you cannot do upright, at all, then that should qualify in the moving around descriptor thingymibob?

The PIP requirement is for you to stand, there is no definition of what stand means other than it needing to be on at least on biological foot. You can certainly argue that because you can stand upright that this does not meet the test, if you do then you should use "reliably" and "for the majority of days" as reasonable. I can't say whether this would be successful or not.

Gordon