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.
CC v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 429 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 7 (communicating verbally) - Secretary of State concession that ability to lip read must not be taken into account accepted and new First-tier Tribunal to adopt that
GD v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 415 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - relevance of previous disability living allowance (DLA) award - tribunal's duty to consider need for further evidence
AG v SSWP (ESA)
[2017] UKUT 413 (AAC)
Employment and support allowance (ESA) - personal independence payment (PIP) decision as evidence - consideration of adjournment
GA v SSWP
[2017] UKUT 416 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - reduction in award by tribunal - need to identify supersession ground
JA-K v SSWP (DLA)
[2017] UKUT 420 (AAC)
Disability living allowance (DLA) - age 65 'cut-off' regarding high rate mobility component not unlawful - R(DLA) 1/09 applied and followed
A-K v SSWP (DLA)
[2017] UKUT 420 (AAC)
Age 65 'cut-off' regarding high rate mobility component not unlawful - R(DLA) 1/09 applied and followed
EC (by SC) v SSWP (DLA)
[2017] UKUT 391 (AAC)
Disability living allowance (DLA) - high rate mobility- severe mental impairment
SSWP v PE and Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
[2017] UKUT 393 (AAC)
Housing benefit (HB) - bedroom tax - unlawful re claimant who is part of adult placement scheme
PG v SSWP (JSA)
[2017] UKUT 388 (AAC)
Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) - jobseeker's agreement - whether reasonable to expect varied agreement to be complied with
AMS v SSWP (final decision)
[2017] UKUT 381 (AAC)
Pension credit (PC) - right to reside under Article 7(1 )(b) of EC Directive 2004/38EG (self-sufficiency) - before claim for pension credit, claimant had been self-sufficient with comprehensive sickness insurance