PIP/3 points scores

Mobility activities

  1. Planning and following journeys
  • Can plan and follow the route of a journey unaided. 0 points
  • Needs prompting to be able to undertake any journey to avoid overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. 4 points
  • For reasons other than psychological distress, cannot plan the route of a journey. 8 points
  • For reasons other than psychological distress, cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid. 10 points
  • Cannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. 10 points
  • For reasons other than psychological distress, cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid. 12 points
  1. Moving around
  • Can stand and then move more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided. 0 points
  • Can stand and then move more than 50 metres but no more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided. 4 points
  • Can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres. 8 points
  • Can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres. 10 points
  • Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided. 12 points
  • Cannot, either aided or unaided –
    1. stand; or
    2. move more than 1 metre
    12 points
  1. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mobility Component Points Scores
  • To get an award of the mobility component you need to score:
  • 8 points for the standard rate
  • 12 points for the enhanced rate
    • For mobility, the points need to be scored from mobility activities 1-2 above. As with daily living above, you only score the highest points that apply to you from each activity, but you can add points from activities 1 and 2 together to reach your final total.
  1. Additional information
Variable and fluctuating conditions

Taking a view of ability over a longer period of time helps to iron out fluctuations and presents a more coherent picture of disabling effects. Therefore the descriptor choice should be based on consideration of a 12 month period. Scoring descriptors will apply to individuals where their impairment(s) affects their ability to complete an activity on more than 50 per cent of days in the 12 month period.

The following rules apply:

  • If one descriptor in an activity applies on more than 50 per cent of the days in the period – i.e. the activity cannot be completed in the way described on more than 50 per cent of days – then that descriptor should be chosen.
  • If more than one descriptor in an activity applies on more than 50 per cent of the days in the period, then the descriptor chosen should be the one which applies for the greatest proportion of the time.
  • Where one single descriptor in an activity is not satisfied on more than 50 per cent of days, but a number of different descriptors in that activity together are satisfied on more than 50 per cent of days – for example, descriptor ‘B’ is satisfied on 40 per cent of days and descriptor ‘C’ on 30 per cent of days – the descriptor satisfied for the highest proportion of the time should be selected.
Awaiting treatment

If someone is awaiting treatment or further intervention it can be difficult to accurately predict its level of success or whether it will even occur.
Descriptor choices should therefore be based on the likely continuing impact of the health condition or impairment as if any treatment or further intervention has not occurred.