AC v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2021] UKUT 216 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 17 August 2021.
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Judicial Summary
Tribunal practice and procedure – proper approach to evidence – Personal Independence Payment – daily living activity 9 – engaging with other people face to face - whether Tribunal was entitled to infer from ability of claimant with autistic spectrum disorder to engage with others in very specific circumstances (attending the Warhammer shop and participating in gaming competitions with other enthusiasts) that he was able to engage with other people face to face for the purposes of daily living descriptor 9 - Tribunal obliged to consider evidence in the round.
Published 1 October 2021