'No change' on PIP query (Gordon)

I'm really stuck with the PIP Review form.

As detailed in another post I was sent a letter recently saying that the Mobility element of my PIP had been looked at again, given changes to the law (RE mental health and mobility) and it was decided that I still scored 4 points for needing prompting. I also have 30 something Care points, which were awarded several years ago and renewed three years ago. I have just past the month, in which I could have appealed this decision (re. mobility) but I know it's still possible to appeal for the next 12 months with good reason.

Anyway I'm now filling in the PIP Review form and my main goal is to avoid a F2F, which I know I cannot attend (nor can I have visitors to the house due to the nature of my condition).

If I truthfully answer the Mobility section then my answer would be 'Things have got worse', I am confined to the house for most days each week and never leave without someone else- I've not been to my local town for years, nor could I get to the corner shop. I don't drive and cannot take public transport HOWEVER I think that if I put this then I am much more likely to be called for a F2F.
I won't cope with that at all so as much as it would not be good to miss out on the Mobility component- I am just wondering whether anyone knows if 'No change' is slightly less likely to result in a F2F?

For reference I have been on both ESA and PIP for several years without an F2F due to the letters that various medical professionals have provided, which have stated that I would experience worsened symptoms if I had to attend one.

Having looked at the criteria for Mobility I actually do think I should have been awarded it when I was last assessed however again I was very anxious that appealing their decision would lead to a F2F.

So now I'm stuck- I could:

- Tick 'No change' for the Mobility section and leave it at that. I imagine I might be slightly less likely to be called for a face to face assessment and at least I get higher rate care.

- Tick 'Things have got worse' and explain how. I imagine this is likely to lead to a face to face assessment. The result of which could be losing the Enhanced Care element, which I absolutely meet the criteria for (I have really severe functional limitations because of my psychiatric conditions)

- Appeal the original decision RE. Mobility.

I really don't know what to do! Any advice welcome!

Thanks Gordon.

I think that I qualify for: 'Cannot due to overwhelming distress undertake unfamiliar journeys without someone accompanying'. I cannot use public transport nor do I drive (both due to my illness) so any journeys are by foot and with someone there to help me to stay calm. I would not be able to get to my appointment each week without my family member driving me there and collecting me (I get really anxious if I have to wait for even a minute as standing outside causes me huge anxiety) and again the walks are with someone and only with them driving- the environment that we walk in is not one that contains the same 'triggers' as would a walk into town or in any busy, populated place.

I don't have difficulties with cognition but any triggers along a journey by foot would cause me overwhelming panic and I would go home rather than get to my destination. For example if I had to walk (1/2 a mile) to my appointment (related to my condition) and encountered a trigger (which is VERY likely due to the nature of my condition) then I would have a panic attack, go home and have to complete a number of (potentially harmful to my physical health) actions after this in order to 'undo' the harm that the journey caused. It's very likely that I wouldn't make the journey.

However I think that the risk of a F2F is too high so I think that I will stick with 'No change'.