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7 years 9 months ago #176385 by smilewithjane
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I am a new member having followed the newsletter for sometime. I have just been sent a ESA 50 form having been in the Support Group for 2 years.
I am struggling to answer the Physical Capability question. I walk my dogs around the village once a day with my carer. This is quite a distance but I need to take Liquid Morphinr on top of regular Morphine as it causes me intense pain to walk. I also need help to step up and down curbs safely. I walk because it is good for my severe mental health difficulties and because I have Fibromyalgia, I would seize up if I didnt force myself to move despite the pain.
I currently get high rate mobility and have a hand controlled car because I have nerve impairment in my legs and feet.
What concerns me about the question is that whilst I think I meet the criteria for the full 15 points because of pain and fatigue etc, how to be honest about the distance I can walk without risking losing my car when I am migrated to PIP?
Any help woiuld be very gratefully received.
Jane
I am a new member having followed the newsletter for sometime. I have just been sent a ESA 50 form having been in the Support Group for 2 years.
I am struggling to answer the Physical Capability question. I walk my dogs around the village once a day with my carer. This is quite a distance but I need to take Liquid Morphinr on top of regular Morphine as it causes me intense pain to walk. I also need help to step up and down curbs safely. I walk because it is good for my severe mental health difficulties and because I have Fibromyalgia, I would seize up if I didnt force myself to move despite the pain.
I currently get high rate mobility and have a hand controlled car because I have nerve impairment in my legs and feet.
What concerns me about the question is that whilst I think I meet the criteria for the full 15 points because of pain and fatigue etc, how to be honest about the distance I can walk without risking losing my car when I am migrated to PIP?
Any help woiuld be very gratefully received.
Jane
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7 years 9 months ago #176430 by Gordon
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Janeinpain
You are not required to walk without pain, but any "significant discomfort or breathlessness" that limits the distance you can walk, should be taken into account. It is unclear from your post that this is the case.
However, ESA is not a walking test, it is a Mobility test! In addition to your walking it considers your ability to self-propel a manual wheelchair over the same distances, you do not need to be using a wheelchair or even to own one for it to be considered. SO even if you can show your walking is restricted, unless you can also show that you cannot self-propel the wheelchair you will still not score points.
Gordon
You are not required to walk without pain, but any "significant discomfort or breathlessness" that limits the distance you can walk, should be taken into account. It is unclear from your post that this is the case.
However, ESA is not a walking test, it is a Mobility test! In addition to your walking it considers your ability to self-propel a manual wheelchair over the same distances, you do not need to be using a wheelchair or even to own one for it to be considered. SO even if you can show your walking is restricted, unless you can also show that you cannot self-propel the wheelchair you will still not score points.
Gordon
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