The Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013

PART 1 INTERPRETATION

1.  In this Schedule, —

“aided” means with –

(a)

the use of an aid or appliance; or

(b)

supervision, prompting or assistance;

“assistance” means physical intervention by another person and does not include speech;

“assistance dog” means a dog trained to guide or assist a person with a sensory impairment;

“basic verbal information” means information in C’s native language conveyed verbally in a simple sentence;

“basic written information” means signs, symbols and dates written or printed standard size text in C’s native language;

“bathe” includes get into or out of an unadapted bath or shower;

“communication support” means support from a person trained or experienced in communicating with people with specific communication needs, including interpreting verbal information into a non-verbal form and vice versa;

“complex budgeting decisions” means decisions involving –

(a)

calculating household and personal budgets;

(b)

managing and paying bills; and

(c)

planning future purchases;

“complex verbal information” means information in C’s native language conveyed verbally in either more than one sentence or one complicated sentence;

“complex written information” means more than one sentence of written or printed standard size text in C’s native language;

“cook” means heat food at or above waist height;

“dress and undress” includes put on and take off socks and shoes;

“engage socially” means –

(a)

interact with others in a contextually and socially appropriate manner;

(b)

understand body language; and

(c)

establish relationships;

“manage incontinence” means manage involuntary evacuation of the bowel or bladder, including use a collecting device or self-catheterisation, and clean oneself afterwards;

“manage medication or therapy” means take medication or undertake therapy, where a failure to do so is likely to result in a deterioration in C’s health;

“medication” means medication to be taken at home which is prescribed or recommended by a registered –

(a)

doctor;

(b)

nurse; or

(c)

pharmacist;

“monitor health” means –

(a)

detect significant changes in C’s health condition which are likely to lead to a deterioration in C’s health; and

(b)

take action advised by a –

(i)

registered doctor;

(ii)

registered nurse; or

(iii)

health professional who is regulated by the Health Professions Council,

without which C’s health is likely to deteriorate;

“orientation aid” means a specialist aid designed to assist disabled people to follow a route safely;

“prepare”, in the context of food, means make food ready for cooking or eating;

“prompting” means reminding, encouraging or explaining by another person;

“psychological distress” means distress related to an enduring mental health condition or an intellectual or cognitive impairment;

“read” includes read signs, symbols and words but does not include read Braille;

“simple budgeting decisions” means decisions involving –

(a)

calculating the cost of goods; and

(b)

calculating change required after a purchase;

“simple meal” means a cooked one-course meal for one using fresh ingredients;

“social support” means support from a person trained or experienced in assisting people to engage in social situations;

“stand” means stand upright with at least one biological foot on the ground;

“supervision” means the continuous presence of another person for the purpose of ensuring C’s safety;

“take nutrition” means –

(a)

cut food into pieces, convey food and drink to one’s mouth and chew and swallow food and drink; or

(b)

take nutrition by using a therapeutic source;

“therapeutic source” means parenteral or enteral tube feeding, using a rate-limiting device such as a delivery system or feed pump;

“therapy” means therapy to be undertaken at home which is prescribed or recommended by a—

(a)

registered –

(i)

doctor;

(ii)

nurse; or

(iii)

pharmacist; or

(b)

health professional regulated by the Health Professions Council;

“toilet needs” means –

(a)

getting on and off an unadapted toilet;

(b)

evacuating the bladder and bowel; and

(c)

cleaning oneself afterwards; and

“unaided” means without –

(a)

the use of an aid or appliance; or

(b)

supervision, prompting or assistance.