Caselaw summaries

Personal independence payment (PIP) – prompting – presence of children

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - decision without oral hearing – over-reliance on ability to make a decision

Personal independence allowance (PIP) claimed by a carer – tribunal approach

Personal independence payment (PIP) - change in current award – need to identify supersession ground

Personal independence payment (PIP) - less favourable decision – flawed warning given to claimant – correct approach

Personal independence payment (PIP) – mobility descriptor 1(d) – a Sat Nav is not an ‘orientation aid’ for purpose of that descriptor

Employment and support allowance (ESA) – work capability assessment – Activity 5(c) ‘cannot use a pen or pencil to make a meaningful mark with either hand’

Universal credit (UC) – sanctions – failure to comply with work search requirement ‘for no good reason’ – ignorance of law

Housing benefit (HB) - bedroom tax – categories of the actual occupants of the house are relevant

Employment and support allowance (ESA) – right to reside – family member of British citizen