[ian@huth]

That's not right at all Dr A.

The mobility component is not dependant on qualifying for any rate of the care component. I get lower rate care and higher rate mobility.

Claims are decided by a Decision Maker (used to be called Adjudication Officer) and usually involve a medical examination carried out by a doctor worksing for SEMA (called an Examining Medical Practitioner). The claim can be awarded for any period that the Decision Maker decides and can be looked at again if the claimant considers his/her condition has altered or at the whim of the DWP.


EDIT: Sociable beat me to it.