Personal Independence Payment draft assessment criteria audio

These are audio files of the technical note for the Personal Independence Payment initial draft assessment criteria.

There are 28 files.

1. Executive summary

• Executive summary (1MB) MP3

2. Introduction and context

• Introduction and context (1.3MB) MP3

3. The development process

• The development process (1.3MB) MP3

4. Our approach

• Our approach – paragraph 4.1 (257KB) MP3
• The principles underpinning our development work – paragraph 4.2 (591KB) MP3
• Determining appropriate proxies – paragraphs 4.3 to 4.4 (993KB) MP3
• Participation – paragraphs 4.5 to 4.6 (563KB) MP3

5. Our model

• Our model – paragraphs 5.1 – 5.4 (1.2MB) MP3
• Accurately assessing a broad range of impairments – paragraphs 5.5 to 5.6 (795KB) MP3

6. How will the criteria be used

• Assessing ability – paragraphs 6.1 to 6.2 (365KB) MP3
• Descriptors of ability – paragraphs 6.3 to 6.5 (552KB) MP3
• Point scores and entitlement thresholds – paragraphs 6.6 to 6.11 (1.7MB) MP3
• Aids and appliances – paragraphs 6.12 to 6.14 (526KB) MP3
• Support from other people – paragraphs 6.15 to 6.16 (524KB) MP3
• "Unaided" – paragraph 6.17 (118KB) MP3
• Variable and fluctuating conditions – paragraphs 6.18 to 6.21 (634KB) MP3

7. Refining the testing criteria

• Refining the testing criteria (1.2MB) MP3

Annex A – Draft assessment criteria

Part 1 Daily living activities:

• 1 – Planning and buying food and drink (1.1MB) MP3
• 2 – Preparing food and drink (1.8MB) MP3
• 3 – Taking nutrition (1.1MB) MP3
• 4 – Managing medication and monitoring health conditions (1.3MB) MP3
• 5 – Managing prescribed therapies other than medication (843KB) MP3
• 6 – Washing, bathing and grooming (1.5MB) MP3
• 7 – Managing toilet needs or incontinence (1.3MB) MP3
• 8 – Dressing and undressing (1.1MB) MP3
• 9 – Communicating with others (1.8MB) MP3

Part 2 Mobility activities:

• 10 – Planning and following a journey (1.7MB) MP3
• 11 – Moving around (1.1MB) MP3