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<p>The department routinely collects management information on the descriptors awarded
to each claimant when they have a PIP assessment.</p><p> </p><p>In the PIP assessment,
individuals are assessed on their ability to complete a number of key every day activities
(for example, relating to the ability to dress and undress). Within each activity
there are a number of descriptors, each representing a varying level of ability to
carry out the activity. A descriptor may indicate the need to use an aid or appliance.</p><p>
</p><p>Data on the claimant’s primary disabling condition is recorded for those individuals
who have a PIP assessment. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions
upon which their decision is based, but only the primary condition is recorded.</p><p>
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