PIP Daily Living Use this to decide whether you could score enough points for Personal Independence Payment Daily Living Component. When answering the questions, think about how you are for most of the time of the week or month. Also think whether you can do these activities safely, reliably, repeatedly, within a reasonable time Preparing Food I can do this without any problems I need to use an aid or appliance to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal. Cannot cook a simple meal using a conventional cooker but is able to do so using a microwave Need prompting to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal. Need supervision or assistance to either prepare or cook a simple meal. I Cannot prepare and cook food. Taking nutrition I can do this without any problem I need an aid, supervision or assistance to take nutrition Needs a therapeutic source to be able to take nutrition Needs prompting to be able to take nutrition Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition. Cannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another person to do so. Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition I do not have any problem with this I need either an aid or supervision to manage my health problems Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes no more than 3.5 hours a week. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 3.5 but no more than 7 hours a week Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 14 hours a week. Washing and Bathing I have no problems with this Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to wash or bathe. Needs supervision or prompting to be able to wash or bathe. Needs assistance to be able to wash either their hair or body below the waist. Needs assistance to be able to get in or out of a bath or shower. Needs assistance to be able to wash their body between the shoulders and waist. Cannot wash and bathe at all and needs another person to wash their entire body. Managing toilet needs and incontinence I have no problems with this Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage toilet needs or incontinence. Needs supervision or prompting to be able to manage toilet needs. Needs assistance to be able to manage toilet needs. Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of either bladder or bowel. Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of both bladder and bowel. Dressing and Undressing I have no problem with this Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress I need prompting to get dressed and undressed or to chose the right type of clothing Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their lower body. Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their upper body. Cannot dress or undress at all. Communicating verbally I have no problems with this Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to speak or hear. Needs communication support to be able to express or understand complex verbal information Needs communication support to be able to express or understand basic verbal information Cannot express or understand verbal information at all even with communication support. Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words I have no problems with this Needs to use an aid or appliance, other than spectacles or contact lenses, to be able to read or understand either basic or complex written information Needs prompting to be able to read or understand complex written information. Needs prompting to be able to read or understand basic written information. Cannot read or understand signs, symbols or words at all. Engaging with other people face to face I have no problems with this Needs prompting to be able to engage with other people. Needs social support to be able to engage with other people. I can't do this without it cause my lots of distress, or putting myself and others at harm Managing Budgeting Decisions I have no problems with this Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make complex budgeting decisions. Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make simple budgeting decisions. Cannot make any budgeting decisions at all. Time's up
