Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v AS (PIP): [2017] UKUT 454 (AAC)(1)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Lane on 16 November 2017.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 4 December 2017

• Categories: Personal independence payment – daily living activities
• Sub-categories: Personal independence payment – daily living activities - Activity 7: communicating verbally, Personal independence payment – daily living activities - Activity 9: engaging with other people face to face
• Judges: Lane, S
• Decision date: 16 November 2017

Read the full decision in CPIP/1214/2017.

Judicial Summary

This case applies MH’s comments in SSWP v GJ [2016] UKUT 0008 on the distinguishing between communication support and engaging socially. In that case, MH’s remarks were stated to be unnecessary to the decision. It doesn’t decide anything new but I thought it might be useful because it adopts it as ratio.

Published 4 December 2017