F Adebayo v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Facts

The appellant, Ms Adebayo, claimed Personal Independence Payment by telephone on 21 September 2022, submitting a completed PIP2 questionnaire and supporting evidence the same day, and took part in a telephone assessment with one of the Secretary of State's healthcare professionals on 7 November 2022. The decision maker scored her 0 points for both daily living and mobility activities and notified a refusal by letter of 14 November 2022. Mandatory reconsideration left the decision unchanged, as notified on 20 September 2023. On her appeal, the First-tier Tribunal heard the case on 15 July 2024, set aside the decision, and scored 8 points for daily living descriptors 1(b), 4(b), 5(b) and 6(b) and 10 points for mobility descriptor 2(d), awarding the standard rate of both components until 20 September 2027. The appellant had made a second claim on 28 July 2023, which succeeded as to the standard rate of the daily living component; the First-tier Tribunal was unaware of it. District Tribunal Judge Ly gave permission to appeal on 4 April 2025, noting that the Tribunal had arguably not explained its conclusion on preparing food despite the appellant's difficulties with gripping, and arguably lacked power to make an award beyond the date of the second claim. The Secretary of State supported the appeal. The appellant also applied for anonymity, and the appeal was decided on the papers.