# The Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 1


In this Schedule, —
“aided” means with –
(a) the use of an aid or appliance; or
(b) supervision, prompting or assistance;
“assistance” means physical intervention by another person and does not include speech;
“assistance dog” means a dog trained to guide or assist a person with a sensory impairment;
“basic verbal information” means information in C’s native language conveyed verbally in a simple sentence;
“basic written information” means signs, symbols and dates written or printed standard size text in C’s native language;
“bathe” includes get into or out of an unadapted bath or shower;
“communication support” means support from a person trained or experienced in communicating with people with specific communication needs, including interpreting verbal information into a non-verbal form and vice versa;
“complex budgeting decisions” means decisions involving –
(a) calculating household and personal budgets;
(b) managing and paying bills; and
(c) planning future purchases;
“complex verbal information” means information in C’s native language conveyed verbally in either more than one sentence or one complicated sentence;
“complex written information” means more than one sentence of written or printed standard size text in C’s native language;
“cook” means heat food at or above waist height;
“dress and undress” includes put on and take off socks and shoes;
“engage socially” means –
(a) interact with others in a contextually and socially appropriate manner;
(b) understand body language; and
(c) establish relationships;
“manage incontinence” means manage involuntary evacuation of the bowel or bladder, including use a collecting device or self-catheterisation, and clean oneself afterwards;
“manage medication or therapy” means take medication or undertake therapy, where a failure to do so is likely to result in a deterioration in C’s health;
“medication” means medication to be taken at home which is prescribed or recommended by a registered –
(a) doctor;
(b) nurse; or
(c) pharmacist;
“monitor health” means –
(a) detect significant changes in C’s health condition which are likely to lead to a deterioration in C’s health; and
(b) take action advised by a –
(i) registered doctor;
(ii) registered nurse; or
(iii) health professional who is regulated by the Health Professions Council,
without which C’s health is likely to deteriorate;
“orientation aid” means a specialist aid designed to assist disabled people to follow a route safely;
“prepare”, in the context of food, means make food ready for cooking or eating;
“prompting” means reminding, encouraging or explaining by another person;
“psychological distress” means distress related to an enduring mental health condition or an intellectual or cognitive impairment;
“read” includes read signs, symbols and words but does not include read Braille;
“simple budgeting decisions” means decisions involving –
(a) calculating the cost of goods; and
(b) calculating change required after a purchase;
“simple meal” means a cooked one-course meal for one using fresh ingredients;
“social support” means support from a person trained or experienced in assisting people to engage in social situations;
“stand” means stand upright with at least one biological foot on the ground;
“supervision” means the continuous presence of another person for the purpose of ensuring C’s safety;
“take nutrition” means –
(a) cut food into pieces, convey food and drink to one’s mouth and chew and swallow food and drink; or
(b) take nutrition by using a therapeutic source;
“therapeutic source” means parenteral or enteral tube feeding, using a rate-limiting device such as a delivery system or feed pump;
“therapy” means therapy to be undertaken at home which is prescribed or recommended by a—
(a) registered –
(i) doctor;
(ii) nurse; or
(iii) pharmacist; or
(b) health professional regulated by the Health Professions Council;
“toilet needs” means –
(a) getting on and off an unadapted toilet;
(b) evacuating the bladder and bowel; and
(c) cleaning oneself afterwards; and
“unaided” means without –
(a) the use of an aid or appliance; or
(b) supervision, prompting or assistance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111532072/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-personal-independence-payment-regulations-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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