§ Kali MountfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what provision is made for suffers of myalgic encephalomyelitis who claim disability living allowance. [15358]
§ Mr. DenhamEntitlement to Disability Living Allowance is not based on specific disabilities, but on the effects that a person's disability has on their need for help with personal care and/or mobility.
Adjudication Officers are given information on the care and mobility needs arising from disabilities such as myalgic encephalomyelitis in the "Disability Handbook" which is compiled by senior doctors of this Department and approved and monitored by the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.