[2024] UKUT 288 (AAC)

The claimant made a claim for a personal independence payment 9 July 2015. The Secretary of State made an award for the inclusive period from 9 July 2015 to 1 September 2019. It consisted of the daily living component at the standard rate.

On 9 February 2019, the Secretary of State made a supersession. The decision-maker extended the award to 28 January 2022 and added the mobility component at the standard rate. The letter accompanying the decision explained that the mobility component could not be awarded, but there is no doubt that it was included and paid to the claimant.

The period of the award was subsequently extended to 28 October 2022, probably on account of the disruption to decision-making caused by the pandemic.

In 2021, the claimant reported that her condition had deteriorated. This led the Secretary of State to make a new decision. This changed the award to consist of the daily living component at the standard rate only for the inclusive period from 9 February 2019 to 28 November 2022. The mobility component was removed from the award with retrospective effect on the ground of official error. Subsequently, the duration of the award was made on-going.