RK v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (ESA): [2019] UKUT 345 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 6 November 2019.

Read the full decision in CE/2918/2018.

Judicial Summary

This decision concerns the proper approach to Employment and Support Allowance activity 7 (understanding communication), the relevance of the likelihood of a “stranger” sharing a common language with the appellant, and whether a claimant must have difficulties with understanding both written and spoken communications, or only one or other of them, to score points.

Published 17 December 2019