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.
RJ, GMcL and CS v SSWP v RJ (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 105 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - ability to carry out an activity 'safely' - test is of a 'real possibility' of harm, not the occurrence of harm being 'more likely than not' - applies to need for supervision in same way
EG v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 101 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 7 (communicating verbally) and Activity 9 (engaging with other people face to face)-hearing-impaired claimant - regarding Activity 7 tribunal erred in assessing claimant's difficulties in communication overall rather than only by way of spoken word
AS v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 104 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 5 - managing toilet needs or incontinence
MR v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 86 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - retinal implant-whether an 'aid or appliance' - internal implants and PIP
KW v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 54 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 5 - managing toilet needs or incontinence
PM v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 37 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - reduction in award before end date - reduction in award made by tribunal - need to identify supersession ground
TW v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 25 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - transitional rules - not unlawful
RB v SSWP
[2016] UKUT 556 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 3
TC v SSWP
[2016] UKUT 550 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 7
JM v SSWP
[2016] UKUT 542 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - descriptor 6(b) (‘Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress’) – not necessary for a claimant to demonstrate difficulties with both dressing and undressing; need to use an aid or appliance for one or the other is enough