Administrative / Public Law · Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
HNQ v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Facts
The claimant, anonymised as HNQ under a rule 14 order, had previously received the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard rate from 19 November 2021 to 18 November 2023, subsequently extended to 18 November 2024. On 12 April 2024 the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions made a supersession decision awarding her 0 points for the daily living component and 0 points for the mobility component, so that she was entitled to neither component from and including 12 April 2024. That decision was reconsidered but not revised on 15 August 2024. The claimant appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber), which sat at Bedlington on 9 October 2025, comprising Judge Wormald, Dr Stuart-Cole and Mrs Tarn. The claimant appeared by videolink and gave oral evidence, and a presenting officer attended. The Tribunal found that she was entitled to 7 points for the daily living component and 0 points for the mobility component, so that she qualified for neither component, and the appeal was refused. On 17 April 2026 Upper Tribunal Judge West granted permission to appeal, limited to the Tribunal's treatment of daily living activities 2 and 9. The Secretary of State supported the appeal by submissions dated 20 May 2026, and the claimant replied briefly on 18 June 2026. Neither party sought an oral hearing.
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