DLA TO PIP questions

Jianne1274 wrote: Thankyou....
I will point the letter out....I am still astounded that the DM said that ...it as no basis in truth whatsoever...surely the report stated it was a home visit ..mistakes like this should not be happening

Jianne1274 wrote:

Gordon wrote: Jianne

Planning a route is the process of working out how to get from one place to another, perhaps from your home to the High Street where you live, the route does not need to be the most efficient but if you could only come up with one that took an hour when it should only be 10 minutes, then it would suggest that you can plan one to an acceptable standard.

It must be a route that takes account of natural obstructions, for example if you have to cross a river, then it must be at a bridge, it also must be a safe route so roads should be crossed at suitable places,

This is primarily a cognitive function, although those with sensory issues would also have problems.

Following a route is your being able to follow a planned route, so using the same example, it would be you actually going from your home to the High Street.

Mental Health issues may prevent you from leaving your house in the first place, cognitive or sensory problems could mean that you could not navigate the route, for example you are unable to relate the route instructions to the actual roads you need to use or if you are blind then you could not see where to go.

Although planning a route does not require you to be able to follow it, you can certainly argue that following a route requires you to be able to plan one. For example; if a road was closed due to road works, you would need to be able work out a new route to your destination.

The criteria for ESA are sufficiently different that you should not rely on scoring points for PIP where you scored them for ESA.

Gordon

Jianne1274 wrote: Been thinking would appreciate your thoughts on this...do you suppose the DM as made the error by accident because surely the atos lady logged it as a home visit???I can't understand why this would be made up by the DM given the fact that they must have known I would pull them up on this ??I can't wait to receive the asserors report...this award is until 2027 I want it to be right and not based on lies