Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the current guidance on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) mobility tests allows PIP assessors to take account of a claimant's means of arrival at the assessment centre when deciding on the distance that the claimant can walk.

The Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide (PIPAG) highlights that any examination should be tailored to the individual claimant. There is no specific guidance on taking account of a claimant’s means of arrival at the assessment centre as this does not form part of a routine PIP assessment. The PIPAG is clear that the health professional should explore how the claimant manages their mobility needs on a “typical day”, which might include the day of the assessment, and should explore both “good” and “bad” days.