Adult Disability Payment: Consultation on the Mobility Component: Easy Read
The Scottish Government's consultation on the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment gives people the opportunity to give their views on the eligibility criteria. The findings will inform the independent review of Adult Disability Payment commencing later this year.
Section 1: The moving around activity
The moving around activity is about how you move around outdoors on a flat surface.
Some things that might stop you moving around easily are falling, pain, being tired and getting out of breath.
If you need something to help you walking we would like to know this. This includes a walking stick, Zimmer frame or someone to help you walk.
If someone needs to use a wheelchair to move around it will not be counted as walking.
The criteria for the moving around activity
You get 0 points if you can stand and then move for more than 200 metres. This includes if you use something to help you walk.
You get 4 points if you can stand and then move for more than 50 metres but less than 200 metres. This includes if you use something to help you walk.
You get 8 points if you can stand and then move for more than 20 metres but less than 50 metres.
You get 10 points if you can stand and then move more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres, if you use something to help you walk.
You get 12 points if you can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres. This includes if you use something to help you walk.
You get 12 points if you cannot stand or move more than 1 metre. This includes if you use something to help you walk.
Question 1
Do you think that the moving around criteria for Adult Disability Payment are easy to understand?
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Why do you think that?
How could we make the moving around criteria easier to understand?
What people have told us about the moving around activity
Some people have said that asking how far someone can walk is not a good way to understand how well someone can move around.
Some people think that asking how far someone can walk may not show if they can get to the places that they need to go to.
Some people said that asking how far someone can walk does not show if they can walk up hills or stairs.
Some people have said that needing to use things like walking sticks or a Zimmer frame should get points as people have to pay for these.
Some people worry that they can't be too active in case this gets their benefits taken away.
Experts said that our changes in Adult Disability Payment, like starting by trusting what people tell us about their disability, will help.
Some people said that the main problem with PIP was how people were judged against the criteria. For Adult Disability Payment, we have made staff training better so they can use the criteria fairly for each person.
We have committed to award people the payments they are entitled to.
Question 2
Are there any other things about the moving around criteria we haven't written about above you think we should know?
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What are they?
What are the good things about the moving around criteria that we haven't written about above?
Contact
Email: ADPreview@gov.scot
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