Cable Forum - View Single Post - Worrying news for ESA claimants converting from DLA to PIP.

Taf · 09-03-2017, 20:56

People who use crutches or the like which are not prescribed and supplied by a "medical professional" are now deemed to have made a "lifestyle choice" to use them, and are thus deemed to be "mobile".

Did you know that drivers without arms can get a Disabled Parking Badge "because they cannot put coins into parking meters"?

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The PIP questionnaire asks if the applicant has problems walking on slopes or uneven ground.

But if you answer "yes" the DWP replies "we cannot take into consideration your mobility problems on slopes or uneven ground".

09-03-2017, 20:56	#280
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 68 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 9,808	Re: Worrying news for ESA claimants converting from DLA to PIP. People who use crutches or the like which are not prescribed and supplied by a "medical professional" are now deemed to have made a "lifestyle choice" to use them, and are thus deemed to be "mobile". Did you know that drivers without arms can get a Disabled Parking Badge "because they cannot put coins into parking meters"? ---------- Post added at 20:56 ---------- Previous post was at 20:53 ---------- The PIP questionnaire asks if the applicant has problems walking on slopes or uneven ground. But if you answer "yes" the DWP replies "we cannot take into consideration your mobility problems on slopes or uneven ground".