ABOUT:

Learn who should get the mobility component of PIP on physical health grounds – know the law and how to use it to get the correct award.

This module explains who is entitled to the mobility component of PIP on physical health grounds, and learn how to use the disability, fluctuating conditions, and reliability criteria effectively when filling out forms.

This module is essential for anyone working with PIP claimants – including support, healthcare, advice and advocacy roles.

THIS MODULE WILL HELP YOU:

  • Understand entitlement to the mobility component of PIP on physical health grounds

  • Provide accurate and focused answers to the question on 'Moving around' in the PIP2 form

  • Come to your own decisions about your client's entitlement to the mobility component of PIP

  • Understand how many points and what rate they should get

  • Use the PIP 'points descriptors' and rules about 'reliability' and 'fluctuating conditions'

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MODULE OUTLINE:

Our online modules are split into parts, and track your progress, so you can pause and resume your learning at times that suit you.
  • 1

    INTRODUCTION

    • Welcome!

    • Learning outcomes

    • Quick quiz
  • 2

    PART 1: THE MOBILITY COMPONENT

    • What is the mobility component?

    • Activity 1: Planning and following journeys

    • Activity 2: Moving around

    • Question 14: Moving around

    • Summary

    • Quiz: ‘Moving around’
  • 3

    PART 2: PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

    • Physical health conditions

    • Somatic conditions

    • Discussion

    • Example answers
  • 4

    PART 3: THE PIP2 FORM

    • Question 14: Introduction

    • The question

    • Which box should they tick?
  • 5

    PART 4: THE DESCRIPTORS

    • The descriptors

    • Stand and then move

    • Bowling green or Ben Nevis?

    • Walking aids

    • How far can you walk?

    • Quiz: How far can they walk?

    • Using the Descriptors
  • 6

    PART 5: RELIABILITY AND FLUCTUATING CONDITIONS

    • Overview

    • Regulation 7: Fluctuating conditions

    • Fluctuating conditions: which descriptors?

    • Regulation 4: Reliability

    • Safely

    • To an acceptable standard

    • Repeatedly

    • In a reasonable time

    • Quick quiz: the four aspects of reliability

    • Using the rules together

    • Reliability and fluctuating conditions: test your knowledge
  • 7

    PART 6: YOUR BEST ANSWER

    • Six steps to a complete answer

    • Sonja's answers

    • Improving their answers: using the checklist
  • 8

    REFLECTION AND RESOURCES

    • Summary

    • Reflect on the learning outcomes

    • Further Resources

    • Glossary