Caselaw summaries

Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobility component - ability to 'follow the route' of a journey - test is of ability to navigate

Personal independence payment (PIP) - a PIP daily living component Activity 3 'managing therapy or monitoring a health condition' - claimant with breathing problem needed supervision in case of an attack

Personal independence payment (PIP) - daily living component – descriptor 3(d): ‘Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 3.5 but not more than 7 hours a week'

Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobility component – descriptors 1(d) and (f): ‘Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar [or for (f), familiar] journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid'

Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobility component – descriptor 1(d): ‘Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid'

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 6: dressing and undressing – what clothes are considered – application of regulation 4(2A)

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 1 (preparing food) – walking stick or stool can be an ‘aid or appliance’ – tribunal’s need to put claimant on notice regarding removal of points

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 3 (managing therapy) – assistance setting up TENS machine counts

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 9 (engaging with other people face to face) – ability to engage ‘repeatedly’ and ‘to an acceptable standard’

Personal independence payment (PIP) - less favourable decision by First-tier Tribunal – need for caution