DLA

I see. Thank you very much Gordon.

I do not know what I would do if I did not have this help.
You are all doing a fantastic job and must have the patience of saints.

Jessica

Sorry Gordon, just to be clear. In the How Often box, does it mean how many day I have difficulty or does it mean how many times I have difficulty with chairs, stairs etc in the day?
Sorry for being a pain.

Jessica

The How Often question is related to the reliability test of repeatedly, without pain etc.
You need to be affected at least 50% of the time so which timeframe you use doesn't really matter so if it is days it needs to be at least 3 and 1/2 days a wek or at least 12 hours a day or at least half the times you do something.

Hi

I am still filling in my DLA Review.
I am at the question asking how long each time in minutes I need help with food or drink. Can I just write it varies rather than giving an exact number or do they want a number?

Thank you
Jessica

Hi
You need to relate this question to the answer above to your earlier enquiry.

It is neccessary to show you need help at least 50% of the time. You can be clear that it fluctuates but you should give some examples of how long it took. The thing they are looking for is that it takes at least twice as long as it would take the average fit person.