Adult Disability Payment: Consultation on the Mobility Component

Questions

1. Do you agree or disagree that the moving around activity criteria for Adult Disability Payment are easy to understand?

Agree / Disagree / Don’t know

1(a). Please give reasons for your answer, outlining which parts you think are easy or difficult to understand and why.

1(b). How could we make the moving around activity criteria easier to understand?

2. Are there any other issues with the moving around activity that we have not captured above?

Yes / No / Don’t know

2(a). If you said ‘yes’ what other issues with the moving around activity do you think need to be considered?

2 (b). In your view, what are the positive aspects of the moving around activity that we have not captured above?

3. How effective do you think the moving around section of the application form is at helping us understand a person’s mobility needs?

Very effective / effective / somewhat effective / not very effective / not effective at all

Please give reasons for your answer

4. What impact do you think the changes to how we make decisions on the moving around activity have on understanding a person’s mobility needs?

Significant positive impact / a positive impact / neither positive nor negative / a negative impact / significant negative impact

Please give reasons for your answer

5. If there was an opportunity to change the moving around activity criteria, what changes would you make (if any)?

5(a). If you proposed changes, what positive impacts could these have, and for who?

5(b). If you proposed changes, what negative impacts could these have, and for who?

6. Do you agree or disagree that the planning and following journeys activity eligibility criteria is easy to understand?

Agree / Disagree / Don’t know

6(a). Please give reasons for your answer, outlining which parts you think are easy or difficult to understand and why.

6(b). How could we make the planning and following journeys activity eligibility criteria easier to understand?

7. Are there any other issues with the planning and following journeys activity that we have not captured above?

Yes / No / Don’t know

7(a). If you said “yes”, what other issues with the planning and following journeys activity do you think need to be considered?

7(b). In your view, what are the positive aspects of the planning and following journeys activity that we have not captured above?

8. How effective do you think the planning and following journeys section of the application form is at helping us understand a person’s ability to plan and follow journeys?

Very effective / effective / somewhat effective / not very effective / not effective at all

Please give reasons for your answer

9. What impact do you think the changes to how we make decisions on the planning and following journeys activity has on understanding a person’s ability to plan and follow journeys?

Significant positive impact / a positive impact / neither positive nor negative / a negative impact / significant negative impact

Please give reasons for your answer

10. If there was an opportunity to change any specific aspects of the planning and following journeys activity, what changes would you make (if any)?

10(a). If you proposed changes, what positive impacts could these have, and for who?

10(b). If you proposed changes, what negative impacts could these have, and for who?

11. Do you agree or disagree that the criteria for fluctuating conditions is easy to understand?

Agree / Disagree / Don’t know

11(a). Please give reasons for your answer, outlining which parts you think are easy or difficult to understand and why.

11(b). How could we make the fluctuating conditions criteria easier to understand?

12. Are there any other issues with the fluctuating conditions criteria that we have not captured above?

Yes / No / Don’t know

12(a). If you said “yes”, what other issues with the fluctuating conditions criteria do you think need to be considered?

12(b). In your view, what are the positive aspects of the fluctuating conditions criteria that we have not captured above?

13. How effective do you think the fluctuating conditions section of the application form is at helping us understand the needs of people with fluctuating conditions?

Very effective / effective / somewhat effective / not very effective / not effective at all

Please give reasons for your answer

14. Thinking about the changes we have made to how we make decisions about fluctuating conditions, what impact do you think this is having on understanding the impact of a person’s fluctuating conditions?

Significant positive impact / a positive impact / neither positive nor negative / a negative impact / significant negative impact

Please give reasons for your answer

15. If there was an opportunity to change any specific aspects of the fluctuating conditions criteria, what changes would you make (if any)?

15(a). If you proposed changes, what positive impacts could these have, and for who?

15(b). If you proposed changes, what negative impacts could these have, and for who?

16. If there was an opportunity to consider alternative approaches to a points-based system to understand disabled people’s needs, what alternatives would you propose (if any)?

16(a). If you proposed changes, what positive impacts could these have, and for who?

16(b). If you proposed changes, what negative impacts could these have, and for who?

16(c). If you proposed changes, which of these would you prioritise?

17. Other than changes to the eligibility criteria, are there any changes you think we could make to Adult Disability Payment to support people’s mobility needs (if any)?

17(a). If you proposed changes, what positive impacts could these have, and for who?

17(b). If you proposed changes, what negative impacts could these have, and for who?

17(c). If you proposed changes, how would you prioritise these?

18. How can the independent review ensure that any recommendations it makes are both deliverable and affordable? Please give reasons for your answer.

19. How can the independent review consider the impact of any recommendations on existing “passporting” arrangements?

19(a). How much of a priority to you is maintaining the current “passporting” arrangement?

Very high / high / medium / low / very low

19(b). Please explain why you chose this answer.