HO'H v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2020] UKUT 135 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wikeley on 21 April 2020.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 15 June 2020

• Categories: Personal independence payment – general, Personal independence payment – mobility activities
• Sub-categories: Personal independence payment – mobility activities - Mobility activity 1: planning and following journeys
• Judges: Wikeley, N
• Decision date: 21 April 2020

Read the full decision in CPIP/302/2019.

Judicial Summary

Personal independence payment - Mobility component - Mobility activity 1, planning and following a journey - descriptor 1d (10 points), “cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid” - Department for Work and Pensions guidance in PIP Assessment Guide (“a person should only be considered able to follow an unfamiliar journey if they would be capable of using public transport”) - whether claimant who cannot access public transport owing to physical problems can qualify under descriptor 1d

Published 15 June 2020