[2025] UKUT 153 (AAC)

4. Washing and bathing.

a. Can wash and bathe unaided.

0

b. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to wash or bathe.

2

c. Needs supervision or prompting to be able to wash or bathe.

2

d. Needs assistance to be able to wash either their hair or body below the waist.

2

e. Needs assistance to be able to get in or out of a bath or shower.

3

f. Needs assistance to be able to wash their body between the shoulders and waist.

4

g. Cannot wash and bathe at all and needs another person to wash their entire body.

8

9. Engaging with other people face to face.

a. Can engage with other people unaided.

0

b. Needs prompting to be able to engage with other people.

2

c. Needs social support to be able to engage with other people.

4

d. Cannot engage with other people due to such engagement causing either –

(i) overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant; or

(ii) the claimant to exhibit behaviour which would result in a substantial risk of harm to the claimant or another person.

8

Mobility

1. Planning and following journeys.

a. Can plan and follow the route of a journey unaided.

0

b. Needs prompting to be able to undertake any journey to avoid overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant.

4

c. Cannot plan the route of a journey.

8

d. Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid.

10

e. Cannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant.

10

f. Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid.