Hi My friend has recently been turned down for Attendance Allowance. The reasons for walking around, getting in and out a chair and up and down stairs it stated that, “I consider using a coping strategy and taking your time along with suitable aids you could reasonably be expected to manage in your own time independently and that you do not require frequent attention from another person.” This sentiment carries on through all the reasons why she is capable of carrying all the daily living tasks. I thought that if you can’t do a task reliably without feeling stressed, in pain and in reasonable time, then this would count, has this changed for AA? My friend has arthritis in her back and knee, diabetes, IBS and onset of COPD. I hope someone can let me know if this is correct
About 60% of attendance allowance applications fail - which is an awful statistic - so your friend is not alone.
Clearly, I don't know anything about the severity of her condition, what she wrote on the form or what she said to an assessor, but the assessor thinks she can manage and the inference that she can find a strategy and take her time means she doesn't require assistance sounds barmy to me.
Your friend can put in for an MR if she disagrees with the decision. I would look at our manual to see if she filled in the original form with enough detail and/or look at our information on how to appeal the decision.
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