GwP wrote: Can Anyone explain what is the criteria for keeping lower care allowance if you become divorced or live on your own. The DWP site states you may be entitled to care allowance if you need the care but are not getting it or live alone. Can anyone explain how this works if you eventually have to cook for yourself regardless of what problems it causes you.
Any activity in regard to DLA must be performed;
safely - if you suffer significant discomfort in carrying out an activity then you should be considered unable to complete the activity, also if carrying out an action could lead to injury, for example; you are at risk of dropping a hot pan, then this should also be taken into account.
Reliably - if you can only carry out an activity some of the time then you should be assessed based on your ability for the majority of the time,
Repeatedly - you need to be able to repeat a task within a reasonable period of time, so if you could peel a potato but then due to pain could not do another, then only the first should be considered.
You should also have a look at the following
The DLA Cooking Test Gordon
