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4 years 11 months ago #231630 by Sonia
Mobility familiar route was created by Sonia
we live in a rural location with no public transport, so my husband requires me to take him places, or he gets a very expensive taxi, so my question is what type of familiar route are they talking about on PIP, becuase ordering a taxi is not really planning a route, or is it?
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4 years 11 months ago #231632 by BIS
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Hi Sonia
The Going Out activity comes in three parts and I have included information about all three so you can see exactly what they are looking for and how scoring on one part would cancel out another.
Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning.
Undertaking a Journey - this is to do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there problems; cognitive, sensory or mental health issues that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact, if you cannot undertake a journey then you will not score points for following one and vice versa.
Hope this helps clarify things for you. You are trying to show how your husband's condition impacts on his ability to do the criteria laid out.
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The Going Out activity comes in three parts and I have included information about all three so you can see exactly what they are looking for and how scoring on one part would cancel out another.
Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning.
Undertaking a Journey - this is to do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there problems; cognitive, sensory or mental health issues that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact, if you cannot undertake a journey then you will not score points for following one and vice versa.
Hope this helps clarify things for you. You are trying to show how your husband's condition impacts on his ability to do the criteria laid out.
BIS
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4 years 11 months ago #231634 by Ellen
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I can't remember if a taxi is considered as public transport- which might impact things
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