Child Disability Payment decision making guide

What type of walking surfaces are relevant?

Case managers should consider the individual's ability to walk on the types of surfaces typically found outdoors. This includes roads, pavements, and kerbs.

No pavement or road is absolutely flat therefore a degree of "incline" and "decline" must be considered. The individual's ability to walk indoors is not relevant.

The nature of the location where the individual resides is irrelevant. If the individual lives at the top of a very steep hill, or needs to cross uneven ground, this is not a relevant consideration. The individual's ability to walk up and down hills, uneven terrain or dealing with exceptional hazards would not be relevant considerations (CDP regs, reg. 13(2)(a)).

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