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.
SSWP v KJ (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 358 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 1 (preparing food) - whether preparing 'right' or 'dietary appropriate' food should be taken into account
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v MMck
[2017] CSIH 57
Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 9 'engaging with other people face to face' - meaning of 'social support'
SD v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 310 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - alcohol dependency - assessment for PIP
SSWP v GM
[2017] UKUT 268 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) – ‘assistance’ – definition requires physical ‘intervention’
TH v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 231 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - reduction in award before end date - need to identify supersession ground
DV v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 244 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 9 (Engaging with other people face to face) - visually impaired claimant
AB v SSWP
[2017] UKUT 217 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 9 (Engaging with other people face to face)
ML v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 171 (AAC)
Personal independence payment - Activity 6 (Dressing and undressing)
DP v SSWP
[2017] UKUT 156 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 6 (Dressing and undressing) and Activity 10 (Making budgeting decisions)
PM v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 154 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - tribunal erred in placing emphasis on the possibility of claimant optimising her medication, given the expert opinion of her consultant that numerous medications had been discontinued because of adverse effects of lack of efficacy