Caselaw summaries

Personal independence payment (PIP) – daily living activity 1 (preparing food) 

Personal independence payment (PIP) – inadequate reasons – inappropriate use of ‘cut and paste’ function in statement of reasons

Tribunals – use of Google Maps evidence by tribunal

Tribunals – personal independence payment – where a tribunal makes an award for a fixed period, then the tribunal should also explain why the award is for such a fixed period

Personal independence payment (PIP) – mobility activity 1 (planning and following journeys) – ‘acceptable standard’ requirements apply to all the descriptors – descriptor (e) to be considered after descriptor (f)

Tribunals – decision made without a hearing (ie, on the papers) – tribunal erred in failing to address why it proceeded without a hearing, and failed to consider medical evidence that may have been relevant

Tribunals – per section 12(8)(b) of the Social Security Act 1998, a tribunal may not take into account circumstances ‘not obtaining at the time when the decision appealed against was made’

Tribunals – matters not raised by appeal and failure to give sufficient warning of less favourable decision

Tribunals – incomplete audio recording of hearing – set-aside for material procedural irregularity

Tribunals – right of appeal – ‘any time’ revisions – ‘official error’ ground