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5 years 9 months ago #234955 by willow
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I have a question, I have multilevel spinal problems & General Anxiety Disorder.
Ref: planning & following a route,I have considerable difficulties with this as I cannot concentrate/focus on timetables, maps etc. I get really panicky before even leaving the house to make Any journey so my husband will drive me, reassure me & make sure I get there safely
Because of this I do not use public transport - Would the fact that I need my husband to drive me on journeys, not through choice but necessity have any bearing on Q 13 Going Out - Planning and following a journey?
Willow
I have a question, I have multilevel spinal problems & General Anxiety Disorder.
Ref: planning & following a route,I have considerable difficulties with this as I cannot concentrate/focus on timetables, maps etc. I get really panicky before even leaving the house to make Any journey so my husband will drive me, reassure me & make sure I get there safely
Because of this I do not use public transport - Would the fact that I need my husband to drive me on journeys, not through choice but necessity have any bearing on Q 13 Going Out - Planning and following a journey?
Willow
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5 years 9 months ago #234964 by Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic PIP Q13 Going Out
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The Going Out activity looks at three things.
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.
Although using Public Transport is part of the DWP guidance it is not a requirement defined in the legally defined Descriptors and we regularly see points refused on this basis, there is also the issue raise of whether you can undertake a journey in the first place.
To score you are going to need to deal with the Going Out activities more directly than you have suggested.
Gordon
The Going Out activity looks at three things.
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.
Although using Public Transport is part of the DWP guidance it is not a requirement defined in the legally defined Descriptors and we regularly see points refused on this basis, there is also the issue raise of whether you can undertake a journey in the first place.
To score you are going to need to deal with the Going Out activities more directly than you have suggested.
Gordon
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