Caselaw summaries

Habitual residence test - requirement to have lived in the Common Travel Area (CTA) for past three months

Disability living allowance (DLA) - presence test – aggregation of periods of residence in UK and EU – ‘genuine and sufficient link’

Personal independence payment (PIP) - descriptor 6(b) (‘Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress’) – not necessary for a claimant to demonstrate difficulties with both dressing and undressing; need to use an aid or appliance for one or the other is enough

The 'required period condition' consists ofa three-month retrospective period and a nine- month prospective period - entitlement must be satisfied in each of those periods

Personal independence payment (PIP) - the 'required period condition' consists ofa three-month retrospective period and a nine- month prospective period - entitlement must be satisfied in each of those periods

Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobility - slow pace of walking

Personal independence payment (PIP) – activity 9 (engaging with other people face-to-face)

Personal independence payment (PIP) - less favourable decision by tribunal – offer of adjournment not always necessary - representatives

Personal independence payment (PIP) - representatives – responsibilities when providing evidence to tribunals – medical records including highly confidential material

Personal independent payment (PIP) - mobility component – ability to ‘follow the route of a journey’ – overwhelming psychological distress