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  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995",
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  "text": "(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nActivity\nDescriptor\nPoints\n1. Walking on level ground with a walking stick or other aid if such aid is normally used.\n1(a)\nCannot walk at all.\n15\n(b)\nCannot walk more than a few steps without stopping or severe discomfort.\n15\n(c)\nCannot walk more than 50 metres without stopping or severe discomfort.\n15\n(d)\nCannot walk more than 200 metres without stopping or severe discomfort.\n7\n(e)\nCannot walk more than 400 metres without stopping or severe discomfort.\n3\n(f)\nCannot walk more than 800 metres without stopping or severe discomfort.\n0\n(g)\nNo walking problem.\n0\n2. Walking up and down stairs.\n2(a)\nCannot walk up and down one stair.\n15\n(b)\nCannot walk up and down a flight of 12 stairs.\n15\n(c)\nCannot walk up and down a flight of 12 stairs without holding on and taking a rest.\n7\n(d)\nCannot walk up and down a flight of 12 stairs without holding on.\n3\n(e)\nCan only walk up and down a flight of 12 stairs if he goes sideways or one step at a time.\n3\n(f)\nNo problem in walking up and down stairs.\n0\n3. Sitting in an upright chair with a back, but no arms.\n3(a)\nCannot sit comfortably.\n15\n(b)\nCannot sit comfortably for more than 10 minutes without having to move from the chair because the degree of discomfort makes it impossible to continue sitting.\n15\n(c)\nCannot sit comfortably for more than 30 minutes without having to move from the chair because the degree of discomfort makes it impossible to continue sitting.\n7\n(d)\nCannot sit comfortably for more than 1 hour without having to move from the chair because the degree of discomfort makes it impossible to continue sitting.\n3\n(e)\nCannot sit comfortably for more than 2 hours without having to move from the chair because the degree of discomfort makes it impossible to continue sitting.\n0\n(f)\nNo problem with sitting.\n0\n4. Standing without the support of another person or the use of an aid except a walking stick.\n4(a)\nCannot stand unassisted.\n15\n(b)\nCannot stand for more than a minute before needing to sit down.\n15\n(c)\nCannot stand for more than 10 minutes before needing to sit down.\n15\n(d)\nCannot stand for more than 30 minutes before needing to sit down.\n7\n(e)\nCannot stand for more than 10 minutes before needing to move around.\n7\n(f)\nCannot stand for more than 30 minutes before needing to move around.\n3\n(g)\nNo problem standing.\n0\n5. Rising from sitting in an upright chair with a back but no arms without the help of another person.\n5(a)\nCannot rise from sitting to standing.\n15\n(b)\nCannot rise from sitting to standing without holding on to something.\n7\n(c)\nSometimes cannot rise from sitting to standing without holding on to something.\n3\n(d)\nNo problem with rising from sitting to standing.\n0\n6. Bending and kneeling.\n6(a)\nCannot bend to touch his knees and straighten up again.\n15\n(b)\nCannot either, bend or kneel, or bend and kneel as if to pick up a piece of paper from the floor and straighten up again.\n15\n(c)\nSometimes cannot either, bend or kneel, or bend and kneel as if to pick up a piece of paper from the floor and straighten up again.\n3\n(d)\nNo problem with bending or kneeling.\n0\n7. Manual dexterity.\n7(a)\nCannot turn the pages of a book with either hand.\n15\n(b)\nCannot turn a sink tap or the control knobs on a cooker with either hand.\n15\n(c)\nCannot pick up a coin which is 2.5 centimetres or less in diameter with either hand.\n15\n(d)\nCannot use a pen or pencil.\n15\n(e)\nCannot tie a bow in laces or string.\n10\n(f)\nCannot turn a sink tap or the control knobs on a cooker with one hand, but can with the other.\n6\n(g)\nCannot pick up a coin which is 2.5 centimetres or less in diameter with one hand, but can with the other.\n6\n(h)\nNo problem with manual dexterity.\n0\n8. Lifting and carrying by the use of upper body and arms (excluding all other activities specified in Part I of this Schedule).\n8(a)\nCannot pick up a paper-back book with either hand.\n15\n(b)\nCannot pick up and carry a 0.5 litre carton of milk with either hand.\n15\n(c)\nCannot pick up and pour from a full saucepan or kettle of 1.7 litre capacity with either hand.\n15\n(d)\nCannot pick up and carry a 2.5 kilogramme bag of potatoes with either hand.\n8\n(e)\nCannot pick up and carry a 0.5 litre carton of milk with one hand, but can with the other.\n6\n(f)\nCannot pick up and carry a 2.5 kilogramme bag of potatoes with one hand, but can with the other.\n0\n(g)\nNo problem with lifting and carrying.\n0\n9. Reaching.\n9(a)\nCannot raise either arm as if to put something in the top pocket of a coat or jacket.\n15\n(b)\nCannot raise either arm to his head as if to put on a hat.\n15\n(c)\nCannot put either arm behind back as if to put on a coat or jacket.\n15\n(d)\nCannot raise either arm above his head as if to reach for something.\n15\n(e)\nCannot raise one arm to his head as if to put on a hat, but can with the other.\n6\n(f)\nCannot raise one arm above his head as if to reach for something, but can with the other.\n0\n(g)\nNo problem with reaching.\n0\n10. Speech.\n10(a)\nCannot speak.\n15\n(b)\nSpeech cannot be understood by family or friends.\n15\n(c)\nSpeech cannot be understood by strangers.\n15\n(d)\nStrangers have great difficulty understanding speech.\n10\n(e)\nStrangers have some difficulty understanding speech.\n8\n(f)\nNo problems with speech.\n0\n11. Hearing with a hearing aid or other aid if normally worn.\n11(a)\nCannot hear sounds at all.\n15\n(b)\nCannot hear well enough to follow a television programme with the volume turned up.\n15\n(c)\nCannot hear well enough to understand someone talking in a loud voice in a quiet room.\n15\n(d)\nCannot hear well enough to understand someone talking in a normal voice in a quiet room.\n10\n(e)\nCannot hear well enough to understand someone talking in a normal voice on a busy street.\n8\n(f)\nNo problem with hearing.\n0\n12. Vision in normal daylight or bright electric light with glasses or other aid to vision if such aid is normally worn.\n12(a)\nCannot tell light from dark.\n15\n(b)\nCannot see the shape of furniture in the room.\n15\n(c)\nCannot see well enough to read 16 point print at a distance greater than 20 centimetres.\n15\n(d)\nCannot see well enough to recognise a friend across the room at a distance of at least 5 metres.\n12\n(e)\nCannot see well enough to recognise a friend across the road at a distance of at least 15 metres.\n8\n(f)\nNo problem with vision.\n0\n13. Continence (other than enuresis (bed wetting)).\n13(a)\nNo voluntary control over bowels.\n15\n(b)\nNo voluntary control over bladder.\n15\n(c)\nLoses control of bowels at least once a week.\n15\n(d)\nLoses control of bowels at least once a month.\n15\n(e)\nLoses control of bowels occasionally.\n9\n(f)\nLoses control of bladder at least once a month.\n3\n(g)\nLoses control of bladder occasionally.\n0\n(h)\nNo problem with continence.\n0\n14. Remaining conscious without having epileptic or similar seizures during waking moments.\n14(a)\nHas an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness at least once a day.\n15\n(b)\nHas an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness at least once a week.\n15\n(c)\nHas an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness at least once a month.\n15\n(d)\nHas had an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness at least twice in the 6 months before the day in respect to which it falls to be determined whether he is incapable of work for the purposes of entitlement to any benefit, allowance or advantage.\n12\n(e)\nHas had an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness once in the 6 months before the day in respect to which it falls to be determined whether he is incapable of work for the purposes of entitlement to any benefit, allowance or advantage.\n8\n(f)\nHas had an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness once in the 3 years before the day in respect to which it falls to be determined whether he is incapable of work for the purposes of entitlement to any benefit, allowance or advantage.\n0\n(g)\nHas no problems with consciousness.\n0",
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