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.
AB v SSWP
[2017] UKUT 217 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 9 (Engaging with other people face to face)
HM v SSWP (Cl)
[2017] UKUT 216 (AAC)
Tribunals - First-tier Tribunal concluded its hearing but did not issue decision
ME v HMRC (TC)
[2017] UKUT 227 (AAC)
Tax credits (TC) - revision of current award - section 16 Tax Credits Act 2002
SSWP v Carmichael and Sefton BC (HB)
[2017] UKUT 174 (AAC)
Housing benefit (HB) - bedroom tax - disabled adults unable to share a bedroom - tribunal jurisdiction
ML v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 171 (AAC)
Personal independence payment - Activity 6 (Dressing and undressing)
DP v SSWP
[2017] UKUT 156 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - Activity 6 (Dressing and undressing) and Activity 10 (Making budgeting decisions)
PM v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 154 (AAC)
Personal independence payment (PIP) - tribunal erred in placing emphasis on the possibility of claimant optimising her medication, given the expert opinion of her consultant that numerous medications had been discontinued because of adverse effects of lack of efficacy
DV v SSWP
[2017] UKUT 155 (AAC)
Right to reside - 'genuine and effective employment'
RS-G v SSWP (PIP)
[2017] UKUT 152 (AAC)
Personal independence payment - mobility component
JP v SSWP and London Borough of Brent
[2017] UKUT 149 (AAC)
Late application for permission to appeal to Upper Tribunal - interests of justice