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12 years 3 months ago #80954 by tinytim
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Hi with changes from ib to esa and the new pip, i have heard there are problems for people with manual wheelchairs but what about powerchairs and scooters is there any news how they count? :unsure:

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12 years 3 months ago #80958 by Gordon
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tinytim wrote:

Hi with changes from ib to esa and the new pip, i have heard there are problems for people with manual wheelchairs but what about powerchairs and scooters is there any news how they count? :unsure:

If you follow the "points system" link in the following post you will find the current proposed PIP descriptors explained.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=view&catid=10&id=79928

Gordon

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12 years 3 months ago #80959 by bigcat
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Hi,I understand power wheelchairs and powered scooters are not to be taken into account can anyone else confirm please?

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12 years 3 months ago #80961 by Gordon
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bigcat wrote:

Hi,I understand power wheelchairs and powered scooters are not to be taken into account can anyone else confirm please?

Please see my previous answer.

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12 years 3 months ago #80965 by tinytim
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many thanks gordon i think everyone is getting paranoid

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12 years 3 months ago #80971 by penthesili
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tinytim, if you have to have someone else to push you in your wheelchair after a few metres because you can't 'self-propel' seems to be significant. I can't manage more than 15-20 feet under my own steam and my carer pushes me whenever she takes me out, including attaching one of those specially adapted trollies to the front of the wheelchair when we go round the supermarket.... thinking of getting 'bull bars' attached complete with electric cattle prod.

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