DLA AND WALKING : RE FORM FILLING

I wonder is someone on here can help me please. I suffer with extreme severe breathlessness and I could walk around 50yards about 5 yrs ago which took me around 5 minutes to do suffering with discomfort.

On the new DLA renewal form it says how far can you normally walk(including any short stops)before you feel severe discomfort?
well with me I can only walk a 1 metre and then really feel the discomfort. I know it does not seem far,but that is how it is. I am telling the truth , but feel they will not think this is right? please help me , as I can do 3 metres, but I am suffering even more.

Then on the nexct question. How many minutes can you walk before you feel severe discomfort? Will it is not minutes for me. I feel the discomfort with seconds of taking steps.. Can I put this down?
Thanks in advance for all your help


Mod Edit - As a benefits question, posting moved from Benefits Discussion to Beneftis Questions forum.

pete17971
moderating team

Yes, put the truth. If you feel that simply putting a distance doesn't give a full enough explanation, you could add something to explain how your condition makes you suffer discomfort if you walk more than a metre.

Alistair wrote:

I wonder is someone on here can help me please. I suffer with extreme severe breathlessness and I could walk around 50yards about 5 yrs ago which took me around 5 minutes to do suffering with discomfort.

On the new DLA renewal form it says how far can you normally walk(including any short stops)before you feel severe discomfort?
well with me I can only walk a 1 metre and then really feel the discomfort. I know it does not seem far,but that is how it is. I am telling the truth , but feel they will not think this is right? please help me , as I can do 3 metres, but I am suffering even more.

Then on the nexct question. How many minutes can you walk before you feel severe discomfort? Will it is not minutes for me. I feel the discomfort with seconds of taking steps.. Can I put this down?
Thanks in advance for all your help


Mod Edit - As a benefits question, posting moved from Benefits Discussion to Beneftis Questions forum.

pete17971
moderating team

Although we cannot give individual advice, in general whilst completing the forms put down what applies to your situation. If for example you cannot make one step without severe discomfort them put down zero metres.

If you can walk one metre before severe discomfort begins then the applicable answer would be one metre and so on.

Pete

Mod Edit - sorry again survivor - your posting wasn't there when I started typing - note to self I must type faster lol.

Pete

Lol! At least it shows that we're giving consistent advice.