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Re Post:: Walking distance and stopping
12 years 8 months ago #85897 by Rambling Ted
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Thank you , I'm not sure if it the same thing.
I cannot walk 200 yards without stopping.
I stop for a break and the length of time of the break varies before I can carry on to complete the 200 yards.
i wondered what they considered the minimum time for a stop to be eg two or three minutes (or would that be a pause
)
I did ring the benefits office but they seemed vague about it.
I cannot walk 200 yards without stopping.
I stop for a break and the length of time of the break varies before I can carry on to complete the 200 yards.
i wondered what they considered the minimum time for a stop to be eg two or three minutes (or would that be a pause
)I did ring the benefits office but they seemed vague about it.
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12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago #85899 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:Re Post:: Walking distance and stopping
Rambling Ted wrote:
Hi RT,
As Gordon says in this post :
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=85850#85871
from the link he provided previously, the mobilising question on the ESA50 also covers use of a manual wheelchair unaided, not just walking.
May I suggest you review our ESA Claims Guides, accessible from here :
ESA Guides
bro58
Thank you , I'm not sure if it the same thing.
I cannot walk 200 yards without stopping.
I stop for a break and the length of time of the break varies before I can carry on to complete the 200 yards.
i wondered what they considered the minimum time for a stop to be eg two or three minutes (or would that be a pause
I did ring the benefits office but they seemed vague about it.
Hi RT,
As Gordon says in this post :
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=85850#85871
from the link he provided previously, the mobilising question on the ESA50 also covers use of a manual wheelchair unaided, not just walking.
May I suggest you review our ESA Claims Guides, accessible from here :
ESA Guides
bro58
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12 years 8 months ago #85903 by Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Re:Re Post:: Walking distance and stopping
Rambling Ted wrote:
Also of importance is your reason for stopping, is this due to pain or exhaustion? If you normally stop before the onset of either of these, then your actual walking distance may be further under the law. Conversely, continuing while still suffering pain and/or exhaustion is not counted as continuing.
You also need to consider the use of a wheelchair over the same distance, as the test if for mobilising, not just walking.
Gordon
As I explained in the other thead there is no definition of what a reasonable period is.Thank you , I'm not sure if it the same thing.
I cannot walk 200 yards without stopping.
I stop for a break and the length of time of the break varies before I can carry on to complete the 200 yards.
i wondered what they considered the minimum time for a stop to be eg two or three minutes (or would that be a pause
I did ring the benefits office but they seemed vague about it.
Also of importance is your reason for stopping, is this due to pain or exhaustion? If you normally stop before the onset of either of these, then your actual walking distance may be further under the law. Conversely, continuing while still suffering pain and/or exhaustion is not counted as continuing.
You also need to consider the use of a wheelchair over the same distance, as the test if for mobilising, not just walking.
Gordon
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