LMQ v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Facts

The claimant, anonymised as LMQ and protected by a Rule 14 order, applied for personal independence payment. By a decision of 12 September 2023 the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions awarded her 2 points for the daily living component and 0 points for the mobility component, so that she was entitled to neither component from and including 24 March 2023. That decision was reconsidered but not revised on 23 November 2023. She appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber), which sat at Weymouth on 19 September 2025 with the claimant and her representative present and no presenting officer in attendance. The Tribunal awarded 6 points for the daily living component under descriptors 1b, 9b and 10b and 0 points for mobility, so the appeal was refused and she remained entitled to neither component. The claimant's case concerned untreated PTSD and grief following her sister's death, which she said had destroyed her appetite and left her unable to manage unfamiliar journeys without another person. On 31 October 2025 District Tribunal Judge Bennett granted permission to appeal on the adequacy of the Tribunal's findings on daily living activities 2 and 9 and mobility activity 1. The Secretary of State supported the appeal by submissions dated 29 June 2026, and the matter was determined on the papers.