Every piece of evidence

Every point traces to your own words, with the date you wrote them.

A point only counts if you can do the thing safely, well enough, as often as you need, and in a reasonable time.

Daily living

Preparing food

Activity 1 on the DWP form

1e4 points

The test you meet: “Needs supervision or assistance to either prepare or cook a simple meal.”

What judges have decided about this test

A judge said cooking is not safe if there is a real chance of harm you cannot ignore. If you risk burns, scalds or fainting, you may still need someone with you.
RJ and others v SSWP [2017] UKUT 105 (AAC)
A judge said help does not mean someone else doing all the cooking for you. If another person cooks the whole meal, 1f fits better than 1e.
SSWP v GM [2017] UKUT 268 (AAC)
A judge said the simple meal test is the same for everyone. Your culture, religion or diet does not change it, even if you never cook that kind of meal.
ZI v SSWP [2016] UKUT 572 (AAC)

Your words

“Tried to cook pasta, had to sit down twice and left the hob on.”
Your log, 23 April 2026, 15 June 2026 and 20 July 2026
Your log mentions: safely

More may count here

“Cannot prepare and cook food” is worth 8 points. Your log already backs it on 19% of days. It counts once it is true on more than half your days.

Getting around

Walking and standing

What the DWP calls activity 12, moving around

12c8 points

The test you meet: “Can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres.”

What judges have decided about this test

A judge said stopping for a rest does not always end a spell of walking. A long stop can end it, so write down how long you stopped and why.
KN v SSWP [2016] UKUT 261 (AAC)
A judge said pain must be taken into account when your walking distance is judged. Walking in severe pain does not count as walking to an acceptable standard.
PS v SSWP [2016] UKUT 326 (AAC)

Your words

“Got about forty metres up the street before my legs went.”
Your log, 24 April 2026, 18 June 2026 and 11 July 2026

12e

More may count here

“Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided” is worth 12 points. Your log already backs it on 22% of days. It counts once it is true on more than half your days.

Rules that read your whole claim

These apply to every activity above.

A judge said your problem must be there on more than half the days of the past 3 months.
A judge said your problem must be there on more than half the days of the past 3 months. It must also be likely on more than half the days of the next 9 months.
AH v SSWP [2016] UKUT 541 (AAC)
A judge said stopping a task because of your condition does not mean you score nothing.
A judge said stopping a task because of your condition does not mean you score nothing. The question is what would happen on more than half the days if you tried.
LAG v SSWP [2025] UKUT 357 (AAC)
A judge said a task is not safe if there is a real chance of harm you cannot ignore.
A judge said a task is not safe if there is a real chance of harm you cannot ignore. The harm does not have to be likely, and the same test decides if you need someone watching.
RJ and others v SSWP [2017] UKUT 105 (AAC)
A judge said part of a day counts, as long as the problem lasts more than a moment.
A judge said part of a day counts, as long as the problem lasts more than a moment. Score each day on its own, then check if it happened on more than half of your days.
TR v SSWP [2015] UKUT 626 (AAC)

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