Caselaw summaries
Easy access to all caselaw summaries published in our Welfare Rights Bulletin since 2013, covering welfare rights cases we think will be of interest to advisers.
EH v Department for Communities (PIP)
[2018] NICom 55
Activity 3 (managing medication) – client needed to be accompanied to chemist by his keyworker
AA v SSWP (PIP)
[2018] UKUT 339 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobility – Activity 1 (planning and following journeys) – need for another person regarding overwhelming psychological distress – passive presence can be sufficient
CH and KN v SSWP
[2018] UKUT 330 (AAC)
Transfer from disability living allowance (DLA) to PIP – relevance of evidence relating to the DLA award
TC v SSWP (PIP) (No. 2)
[2018] UKUT 286 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - failure to attend medical – good cause
AH v SSWP
[2018] UKUT 262 (AAC)
Mobility Activity 1 – validity of amendments made from 16 March 2017
SH v SSWP (PIP)
[2018] UKUT 251 (AAC)
Activity 4 (washing and bathing) – claimant with profound hearing loss and cochlear implants
KW v SSWP
[2018] UKUT 216 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) – evidence of employment and support allowance (ESA) award put in evidence
DR v SSWP (PIP)
[2018] UKUT 209 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 1 (preparing food) – use of ‘perching stool’
SN v SSWP
[2018] UKUT 210 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - claims – refusal following failure to return PIP2 – date of claim
MM v SSWP (PIP)
[2018] UKUT 193 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 7 (communicating verbally) – lip reading