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6 days 18 hours ago #303114 by lynn
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Hello every one just received pip review form saying I need prescribed mobility aid I have a rollater which was donated to me by neibour .this was around 17.12 3018. I had a home assessment I told the nurse my rollater was donated to me .she then wrote her report at no point did she say it needed to be prescribed..since then any paper work sent to dwp still showed rollater .. I don't know what to do now any help would be appreciated thank you
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5 days 5 hours ago #303133 by LL26
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Hi Lynn,
Apologies for not responding sooner we have a bit of a backlog of posts at present.
I'm not entirely certain what DWP mean by 'prescribed aid,' this is not a term that appears in the Regulations or in any caselaw I'm aware of.
An aid or appliance is defined as follows-
a.means a device to improve, provide or replace a physical or mental function;
b.includes a prosthesis; and
c. does not include an aid or appliance ordinarily used by a person without a physical or mental condition which limits that person’s ability to carry out daily living or mobility activities.
Presumably your kind neighbour has lent you the rollator because you have walking difficulties, and therefore you need it to help you to walk?
Provided my assumption is correct, and whatever points score DWP has awarded was correct and still is, then I can't see any problem. Some of the Mobility 2 descriptor activities relate to aided or unaided, some need to be aided, just to be sure you nay wish to double check the Members Guides and make sure the points level fits with the use of an aid.
Think about this -
Does the rollator improve your function to move about, it's not a prosthesis so no worries about that, and I don't think it is normally used unless you have a walking disability, and therefore will clearly fit within the definition.
Provided the correct distance, ( taking into account pain, manner of walking, including speed, any breathlessness or fatigue, and falls or other more general safety useless,) has bern awarded, and correctly with the aid, then I don't think you need to worry.
Equally if your walking ability might fit into a higher points category then you don't need to worry either, ( unless you want to ask DWP to revise their decision because your health/walking ability has become worse.
If the award of points is indeed correct then you don't need to do anything, Obviously if DWP have awarded too many points, and this shoukd mean a lower score you should tell them as an overpayment will be occurring.
Please note that in the latter scenario this will only be the case if you solely have points under Mobility 2. If you have gained points under Mobility 1 as well, you would only be getting an overpayment if the revised combined Mobility points would now take you to a reduced level of Mobility award or would in fact now indicate no award.
I hope this helps to clarify.
LL26
Apologies for not responding sooner we have a bit of a backlog of posts at present.
I'm not entirely certain what DWP mean by 'prescribed aid,' this is not a term that appears in the Regulations or in any caselaw I'm aware of.
An aid or appliance is defined as follows-
a.means a device to improve, provide or replace a physical or mental function;
b.includes a prosthesis; and
c. does not include an aid or appliance ordinarily used by a person without a physical or mental condition which limits that person’s ability to carry out daily living or mobility activities.
Presumably your kind neighbour has lent you the rollator because you have walking difficulties, and therefore you need it to help you to walk?
Provided my assumption is correct, and whatever points score DWP has awarded was correct and still is, then I can't see any problem. Some of the Mobility 2 descriptor activities relate to aided or unaided, some need to be aided, just to be sure you nay wish to double check the Members Guides and make sure the points level fits with the use of an aid.
Think about this -
Does the rollator improve your function to move about, it's not a prosthesis so no worries about that, and I don't think it is normally used unless you have a walking disability, and therefore will clearly fit within the definition.
Provided the correct distance, ( taking into account pain, manner of walking, including speed, any breathlessness or fatigue, and falls or other more general safety useless,) has bern awarded, and correctly with the aid, then I don't think you need to worry.
Equally if your walking ability might fit into a higher points category then you don't need to worry either, ( unless you want to ask DWP to revise their decision because your health/walking ability has become worse.
If the award of points is indeed correct then you don't need to do anything, Obviously if DWP have awarded too many points, and this shoukd mean a lower score you should tell them as an overpayment will be occurring.
Please note that in the latter scenario this will only be the case if you solely have points under Mobility 2. If you have gained points under Mobility 1 as well, you would only be getting an overpayment if the revised combined Mobility points would now take you to a reduced level of Mobility award or would in fact now indicate no award.
I hope this helps to clarify.
LL26
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4 days 12 hours ago #303151 by denby
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Hi lynn. If it's any help, I had to argue with the assessor during my nearly three hour phone assessment. It so happens my husband became disabled [following an accident] before my genetic disability caught up with me over time. So when the assessor challenged about whether the toilet frame and shower stool which I rely on were prescribed for me, I told the truth, no, they were prescribed for him - but if they had not been, I would have had to get them prescribed or just buy my own as I do need them due to my knee problems.
Same thing over the near-flat, non-slip shower tray and grab rails. When we had the garage converted to a downstairs bedroom and bathroom we simply told the builder to fit those adaptations. which we paid for. The issue is whether you need the aids to manage those activities of daily living, not where they came from. So in short, do not let the um-ers grind you down!
Hope this helps,
Denby
Same thing over the near-flat, non-slip shower tray and grab rails. When we had the garage converted to a downstairs bedroom and bathroom we simply told the builder to fit those adaptations. which we paid for. The issue is whether you need the aids to manage those activities of daily living, not where they came from. So in short, do not let the um-ers grind you down!
Hope this helps,
Denby
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