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13 years 3 months ago #40239 by Alistair
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I wondered if anyone could help me. I get high mobility and are having to re apply with this new form .. I am breathless before I even start to walk, so does this mean I wont be entitled to this high rate mobility? When I do take steps , I walk very slowly and it makes my breathlessness worse and I need medication administered for me. I have read bits on here , and somewhere I read if you are breathless before you even start to walk then you will not be entitled to the high rate mobility? can someone help and advise me please,as this is worrying me, as I need physical suuport when I am outdoors because of my severe breathing conditons

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13 years 3 months ago #40249 by Carole2006
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Alistair wrote:

I wondered if anyone could help me. I get high mobility and are having to re apply with this new form .. I am breathless before I even start to walk, so does this mean I wont be entitled to this high rate mobility? When I do take steps , I walk very slowly and it makes my breathlessness worse and I need medication administered for me. I have read bits on here , and somewhere I read if you are breathless before you even start to walk then you will not be entitled to the high rate mobility? can someone help and advise me please,as this is worrying me, as I need physical suuport when I am outdoors because of my severe breathing conditons


I'm no expert, and someone will be along to give you better advice. However, as far as I am concerned if you are in severe discomfort (or whatever the phraseology is) even before you walk then you are virtually unable to walk and therefore your walking distance should be O.

I hope I'm right, if not there is no justice in this world.

Good luck Alistair!

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13 years 3 months ago #40251 by evaness
Replied by evaness on topic Re:walking part of dla
Under the current rules, any distance you can achieve ONLY with severe discomfort, eg breathlessness, fatigue, pain etc should not be counted. Any factor such as time taken, need to stop, bend over, sit down etc should be taken into account. Also time taken to recover afterwards should be considered eg if you can walk a bit but the effort leaves you in pain or fatigue for prolonged period of time afterwards.

The way to answer this I was told by a Welfare Rights worker was to put "no distance at all without severe discomfort, fatigue".

It sounds like the DWP is already ignoring the current rules in favour of the new proposals. Going to Appeal,is the only way.

I think this advice is still correct - perhaps the Mods can confirm?

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13 years 3 months ago #40269 by Gordon
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alistair

The rules for DLA talk about severe discomfort, there is no specific defnition of what this means, but it is definitely less than pain.

So if you are alredy in severe discomfort before you have taken a step then you should be considered as being unable to walk.

In principle, anyone who is unable to walk, should qualify for Higher Rate mobility, have a look at DLA Claims on Physical Grouns, page 22, in the Members area, for an explanation of what you need to think about.

Hope this helps

Gordon

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13 years 3 months ago #40294 by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)
Replied by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law) on topic Re:walking part of dla
Hi E,


The way to answer this I was told by a Welfare Rights worker was to put "no distance at all without severe discomfort, fatigue".


This would be correct if the claimant cannot walk any distance before the onset of severe discomfort. However, if the claimant can walk x yards before the onset of severe discomfort, they should state that distance.

To do otherwise would be tantamount to making a false statement in order to gain DLA.

Surprised that a welfare rights worker told you this, it's certainly not the advice I gave when I was a WRO, nor as moderator.

Kind regards.

Jim

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13 years 3 months ago #40315 by evaness
Replied by evaness on topic Re:walking part of dla
Hi Jim,
Yes you are right but I was given the advice based on the fact that I am in severe discomfort ie severe pain all the time, before I even start to walk, which is exacerbated as soon as I even stand, nevermind walk. So the advice given in reply to the question was based on the fact that Alistair said he was breathless before he even started to walk. As I understand the DLA guidleines state any distance that can only be achieved with severe discomfort (which includes breathlessness as well as pain)should be discounted. Distance walked should only be measured up to the point at which severe discomfort occurs, not how long you can plough on till you collapse.

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