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 2: The planning and following journeys activity
Planning and following journeys is about being able to plan how to get somewhere, and follow that plan.
It can be affected by mental, intellectual or physical disabilities and conditions.
This considers your ability to leave your home safely and be aware of the risks and dangers when getting somewhere.
The eligibility criteria
If you can plan and follow a journey by yourself, you get 0 points.
If you need someone to prompt you for a journey to stop you getting too upset or stressed to carry on, you get 4 points.
If you can't plan a journey at all, you get 8 points.
If you can't follow a journey to a new place without assistance from a person, dog or orientation aid, you get 10 points.
If you cannot make any journey at all because it makes you too upset or stressed, you get 10 points.
If you can't follow a journey to a place you know well without assistance from a person, dog or orientation aid, you get 12 points.
Case Managers will consider if you need prompting, supervision, an assistance dog or an orientation aid to complete this activity safely.
'Prompting' means reminding, encouraging or explaining by another person. They do not have to actually be with you. Someone could prompt you by using a telephone.
'Supervision' means someone being with you at all time to perform this activity safely.
'Assistance' means someone actually being present to help you to do the activity safely.
'Assistance dog' means a dog trained to guide or assist you due to problems with your sight or hearing.
Question 3
Do you think the planning and following journeys criteria for Adult Disability Payment are easy to understand?
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Why do you think that?
How can we make the planning and following journeys criteria easier to understand?
What people have told us about the planning and following journeys activity
Some people feel that the way in which we decide a person's ability to plan and follow journeys is too strict and doesn't include the types of activities a person likes to do.
Some people have told us fixed eligibility criteria makes it difficult to consider how mental health conditions impact someone's mobility.
Some people have asked what is the difference between a planned and unplanned journey. People told us it is difficult to explain the impact their disability or condition when considering planning and following a journey.
Experts we spoke to told us that the changes to the application form and how we make decisions will help.
They told us that having practitioners who have experience in mental health means consultations will be better for people.
They also pointed out that our criteria mean that people with sensory disabilities like being blind or deaf can qualify for Adult Disability Payment.
Question 4
Are there any other things about the planning and following journeys 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 planning and following journeys criteria that we haven't written about above?
Contact
Email: ADPreview@gov.scot
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