PIP Reassessment, help please.

3Snowy

I have had a PIP telephone consultation. The decision made was that I should continue to receive the standard mobility rate. However I had told the lady I had fallen and sustained a fracture which had severely affected my mobility, barely able to even walk from one room to another due to severe pain etc. The letter I received said this injury was expected to heal. True, no surgery needed and I had been told 6-8 weeks, but 13 weeks later my mobility is still poor, (hopefully it will improve further as I’m now having Physio.) I’m wondering if I should receive the Enhanced Mobility rate for this period of time.  DWP haven’t asked me if my mobility has returned to my previous level and have just assumed it has.  
Many thanks

poppy12345

3Snowy said:

The letter I received said this injury was expected to heal. True, no surgery needed and I had been told 6-8 weeks, but 13 weeks later my mobility is still poor, (hopefully it will improve further as I’m now having Physio.) I’m wondering if I should receive the Enhanced Mobility rate for this period of time.  DWP haven’t asked me if my mobility has returned to my previous level and have just assumed it has.  
Many thanks

If recovery is expected then it's unlikely you'll be entitled to the Enhanced mobility based on that injury. For PIP, you must have had the conditions for at least 3 months and expect them to last at least a further 9 months.

https://www.gov.uk/pip/eligibility

airliner

Was the reason for the fall related to your previous mobility difficulties? Or was it just a one-off fall/accident?
Could you envisage such a fall in the near future? 

poppy12345

airliner said:

Was the reason for the fall related to your previous mobility difficulties? Or was it just a one-off fall/accident?
Could you envisage such a fall in the near future? 

That's not how i read it here. A person can't claim Enhanced mobility for an injury that's expected to heal and certainly not for a period of time the OP has stated.

3Snowy said:

The letter I received said this injury was expected to heal. True, no surgery needed and I had been told 6-8 weeks, but 13 weeks later my mobility is still poor, (hopefully it will improve further as I’m now having Physio.) I’m wondering if I should receive the Enhanced Mobility rate for this period of time.

calcotti

airliner said:

Was the reason for the fall related to your previous mobility difficulties? Or was it just a one-off fall/accident?
Could you envisage such a fall in the near future? 

Even if it was this would only mean that the risk/likelihood of falling needs to be taken into account, not the (temporary) injury resulting from the specific fall.

airliner

poppy12345 said:

airliner said:

Was the reason for the fall related to your previous mobility difficulties? Or was it just a one-off fall/accident?
Could you envisage such a fall in the near future? 

That's not how i read it here. A person can't claim Enhanced mobility for an injury that's expected to heal and certainly not for a period of time the OP has stated.

3Snowy said:

The letter I received said this injury was expected to heal. True, no surgery needed and I had been told 6-8 weeks, but 13 weeks later my mobility is still poor, (hopefully it will improve further as I’m now having Physio.) I’m wondering if I should receive the Enhanced Mobility rate for this period of time.

Indeed, but if the OP has mobility difficulties which are likely to lead to falls and cause injury we have to consider if they are able to carry out this task reliably.
I wouldn't want to rule out Enhanced Rate Mobility Component just based on the limited information they have provided so far. It's worth bearing in mind that the injury hasn't healed yet, requires further specialist input, and the OP describes their mobility as poor.  

airliner

calcotti said:

airliner said:

Was the reason for the fall related to your previous mobility difficulties? Or was it just a one-off fall/accident?
Could you envisage such a fall in the near future? 

Even if it was this would only mean that the risk/likelihood of falling needs to be taken into account, not the (temporary) injury resulting from the specific fall.

Indeed. Hence the reason why I have asked the OP further questions about their mobility difficulties, which may lead to ERMC regardless of their current injury.