SE v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: [2021] UKUT 1 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision of Judge Ward on 5 January 2021

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
Published
27 January 2021
Categories:
Personal independence payment 鈥� daily living activities
Sub-categories:
Personal independence payment 鈥� daily living activities - Activity 8: reading and understanding signs, symbols and words and Personal independence payment 鈥� daily living activities - Activity 10: making budgeting decisions
Judges:
Ward, C
Decision date:
5 January 2020

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Judicial Summary

The decision examines the definition of 鈥渂asic written information鈥� in the context of the various descriptors governing activity 8, including what is meant by 鈥渟igns鈥�, the relevance of 鈥渄ates鈥� and their respective interaction with 鈥渨ords鈥� in descriptor 8(e); what is meant by 鈥渟tandard size text鈥�; and the relationship between descriptors 8(d) and (e). As regards activity 10, it examines the defintions of 鈥渟imple budgeting decision鈥� and 鈥渃omplex budgeting decision鈥�, noting that the requirements within each definition are cumulative; and that each definition requires the capacity for a 鈥渄ecision鈥� to be considered. It also examines the relationship between descriptors 10(c) and 10(d).

Decision selected for reporting as [2021] AACR 5

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Published 27 January 2021