The Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

PART 3Mobility activities

Column 1

Activity

Column 2

Descriptors

Column 3

Points

1. Planning and following journeys.a. Can plan and follow the route of a journey unaided.0
b. Needs prompting to be able to undertake any journey to avoid overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant.4
c. Cannot plan the route of a journey.8
d. Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid.10
e. Cannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant.10
f. Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid.12
2. Moving around.a. Can stand and then move more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided.0
b. Can stand and then move more than 50 metres but no more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided.4
c. Can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres.8
d. Can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres.10
e. Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided.12
f. Cannot, either aided or unaided, –12
(i) stand, or
(ii) move more than 1 metre.