Caselaw summaries

Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobility component - ability to 'follow the route' of a journey - test is of ability to navigate

Disability living allowance (DLA) - age 65 cut-off rule for DLA mobility component - not contrary to EU freedom of movement law

Personal independence payment (PIP) - a PIP daily living component Activity 3 'managing therapy or monitoring a health condition' - claimant with breathing problem needed supervision in case of an attack

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - activity 2(c) ability to remain 'at a work station' - claimant has to sit with her leg raised and straightened all the time satisfies descriptor as cannot remain either standing or sitting 'at a work station'

Carer's allowance (CA) - benefit cap - breach of human rights regarding disabled people and carers

Disability living allowance (DLA) - appeal against SSWP v YB (high rate mobility DLA for blind or visually impaired) - appeal dismissed as incompetent

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - previous medical report/ decisions - not put before tribunal - obligations of tribunal to call for evidence

Disability living allowance (DLA) - withdrawal of appeal - absolute right to withdraw during an adjournment - in absence of direction requiring tribunal's consent

Income support (IS) - right to reside for income support - family member of jobseeker - insufficient for income support entitlement under regulation 21 AA of the Income Support Regulations

Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) - backdating - misleading DWP information on internet - S K-G v SSWP wrongly decided