PIP MCQ 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is a Mobility component activity assessed under PIP?
- Using transport
- Planning and following journeys (Correct answer)
- Driving to appointments
- Reading maps independently
Correct answer: Planning and following journeys
PIP Mobility assesses two activities: 'Planning and following journeys' and 'Moving around'.
Question 2: A claimant cannot dress or undress their lower body without assistance. Which descriptor best applies?
- Cannot dress or undress at all
- Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress lower body only (Correct answer)
- Needs prompting to dress
- Needs aided appliances to dress
Correct answer: Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress lower body only
The descriptor 'needs assistance to dress or undress their lower body' specifically covers this scenario and scores 2 points.
Question 3: How far must someone be unable to walk (stand and then move) to qualify for the enhanced Mobility component on physical grounds?
- More than 200 metres
- More than 50 metres
- More than 20 metres
- More than 1 metre (Correct answer)
Correct answer: More than 1 metre
Being unable to stand and then move more than 1 metre scores 12 points, qualifying for the enhanced Mobility rate.
Question 4: Which benefit replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for working-age adults?
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP) (Correct answer)
- Universal Credit
- Attendance Allowance
Correct answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
PIP replaced DLA for people aged 16 to State Pension age, with migration beginning in 2013.
Question 5: A claimant who can manage a simple medication regime unaided but needs supervision for a complex one scores how many points under 'Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition'?
- 0 points (Correct answer)
- 1 point
- 2 points
- 4 points
Correct answer: 0 points
Managing a simple medication regime unaided scores 0 points; higher scores require assistance or supervision with more complex needs.
Question 6: PIP is which type of benefit?
- Means-tested
- Contribution-based
- Non-means-tested and non-contributory (Correct answer)
- Earnings-replacement
Correct answer: Non-means-tested and non-contributory
PIP is neither means-tested nor based on National Insurance contributions; it is paid regardless of income, savings, or employment status.
Question 7: Which of the following would cause a claimant to LOSE entitlement to the enhanced Mobility component of PIP?
- Taking a holiday abroad for more than 13 weeks
- Recovering sufficiently so that they can reliably walk more than 50 metres (Correct answer)
- Turning 65 years old
- Starting part-time work
Correct answer: Recovering sufficiently so that they can reliably walk more than 50 metres
If a claimant can reliably walk more than 50 metres, they no longer meet the enhanced Mobility descriptor threshold of 12 points.
PIP MCQ 4
Which of the following is a Mobility component activity assessed under PIP?