Caselaw summaries

Personal independence payment (PIP) – evidence of employment and support allowance (ESA) award put in evidence

Retirement pension – male to female transsexual – refusal of pension at age 60 unlawful

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 1 (preparing food) – use of ‘perching stool’

Personal independence payment (PIP) - claims – refusal following failure to return PIP2 – date of claim

‘Natural’ migration to universal credit – lack of transitional protection for severely disabled claimants who move house – unlawful

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - exceptional circumstances – substantial risk – reduction of risk by reasonable adjustment

Right to reside – genuine prospect of work test (GPOW) – still applies to a claimant on the government New Enterprise Allowance scheme, but participation in scheme is a relevant consideration in whether claimant has GPOW – Secretary of State concession that claimant had GPOW while on scheme accepted

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 7 (communicating verbally) – lip reading

Duty to provide tribunal with relevant documents – obligations on tribunal to address failure by respondent

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - personal independence payment decision as evidence – consideration of adjournment