Client uses pushchair for support when walking and has been refused DLA (mobility). The support she gets from leaning on the pushchair is more than she would get using a walking stick. She cannot walk without any support at all, though can manage a few paces with just a stick. Are there any CDs about 'reasonable support'. Her daughter wont need the pushchair for much longer, do we just have to wait til then and re-apply?

Well the ability to walk is considered with reference to aids or equipment that is habitually worn or used, a pushchair would not be, as you say, for much longer.

You would certainly have to look at the ability with a stick rather than without any support.
You may find that a tribunal may consider it reasonable for the claimant to use a frame or something better than a stick - if indeed this would make a difference.

The other thing that occurs to me is what are the clients conditions? What is her ability to use her hands? eg a client having arthritis affecting her hands may find her grip is poor and she has a lack of strength to stave off potential falls.

The lady concerned is 31 and had bilateral hip displacia which went undiagnosed at birth. She is currently considering corrective surgery, but is very concerned about the sucess of the out come.

Since her original application for DLA in Oct 2003, she now has various aids to help her around the home. She at this stage is not too keen to use sticks or other walking aids because of her age.