Why did my DWP decision maker call me?

I get higher mobility but from advise that I have received then i think they are lowering nearly everyone. So I may loose my car

That's because of the DLA rule of walking no more than 50 metres would have got you the Higher rate of Mobility..

?Under PIP the distance has been reduced down to 20 metres to get the Enhanced rate Mobility.

?Those that can walk between 21 metres and 50 metres will be down graded to Standard Mobility 

What I find rather amusing is when I hear people wanting to tell the DWP for the DLA to PIP conversion that when they claimed DLA they said that they could only walk 49 metres then by a miracle the distance drops to 19 metres - oh yeah! Those attempting that will have to prove that the reduced distance is down to a medical issue and not just down to wanting to make sure that they keep their car.

Ive just dug out my supporting evidence that suggests that on a bad day I can walk 20metres or less but possibly on a good day I could manage 50-100 but with the full support of someone and in constant pain on both occasions. Ive no idea whether the criteria needs me to be able to do this independently or whether my getting full support counts me out of the ruling? I'm not overly confident, actually.

That's interesting - I mean the ability to measure exactly the distance.

?This subject has been discussed before on here. How anyone can measure  how far they walk is a complete mystery that is unless they actually measure it.

?My own opinion on the distance that I could walk was way out. I thought it was under 20 metres  but when I measured it it became over 22 metres.

?As for having evidence that it is no more than 20 metres I do wonder how that came about.

?I was assessed at the spinal unit at hospital many years ago on a walking machine which came up with under 40 metres. A report was made to the GP stating that figure. Once again when I measured out the distance as I knew it must be more than 40 metres I found that it was well over 50 metres.

?I sent the report to the DWP (DLA re-assessment)  and to be on the safe side I also told them on the claim form what the true measured distance was they sided with the Consultant and eventually re-awarded High rate Mobility based on the 40 metre assessment.

?They must have disbelieved what my surveyors tape said.

just appeal 

PIP assessors don't generally specify how far they think a claimant can actually walk.  They tend to stick to the overall descriptor.

 I have seen claimants who can walk 100m end up with enhanced mobility under PIP.  This is because they cannot do it reliably or repeatedly.  To be judged capable of doing something you have to be capable of doing it throughout the day, as often as needed - not just once.  Also if your bad days add up to more than 51% of the time, your decision should be based on what you can do on bad days as this is the majority of the time.

I thought that was just for the initial claim - eligibility to claim at all depends on this criteria.  If a condition worsens a higher award can be made and backdated to the date you made them aware of it (assuming of course that they agree!!).

Hi jodie, as sukes says, but when you reported your"e change did they send you a questionair to fill out? The date on this would be the start date for the change and any back payments.

Yes, I filled it in around June time...