Caselaw summaries

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 1 (preparing food) - whether preparing 'right' or 'dietary appropriate' food should be taken into account

Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 9 'engaging with other people face to face' - meaning of 'social support'

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - capital - set aside by claimant to pay debts and not disclosed - recoverable overpayment

Tax credits (TC) - self-employed - definition - general approach

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - ESA support group - Activity 9 'cannot learn how to complete a simple task, such as setting an alarm clock, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder'

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - appeal rights - following refusal of late mandatory reconsideration

Personal independence payment (PIP) - alcohol dependency - assessment for PIP

Housing benefit (HB) - passporting - termination of passporting benefit

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - medical evidence - appellant refusal to consent to disclosure of medical records

State pension (SP) - retirement pension - male to female gender reassignment surgery but no gender recognition certificate