Administrative / Public Law · Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
ULE v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Facts
The appellant, anonymised as ULE, made an unsuccessful claim for personal independence payment (PIP) in 2022 and made a further claim on 29 September 2023. After a telephone consultation with a healthcare professional on 27 February 2024, a decision-maker acting for the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions awarded her no points for any daily living or mobility activities on 29 February 2024. She appealed to the First-tier Tribunal on 7 June 2024. On 14 July 2024 further evidence from her was uploaded as Addition A to the appeal bundle, in which she said she had given specific reasons for disagreeing with the decision on each descriptor and that her severe ADHD had not been considered. The bundle contained no document setting out those reasons. The First-tier Tribunal dealt with the appeal on the papers on 11 October 2024, awarded no points and confirmed the decision. Its Statement of Reasons followed on 19 December 2024. Upper Tribunal Judge Butler admitted ULE's late application and granted permission to appeal on 19 December 2025, identifying arguable grounds about the inadequate explanation for deciding the appeal on the papers and about evidence apparently missing from the bundle. The Secretary of State, through Ms Coleman, supported the appeal and invited remittal; ULE agreed that the First-tier Tribunal had erred in law.
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