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Conclusions
Conclusion
For the reasons given above, the appeal succeeds. The Upper Tribunal is not able to re-decide the first instance appeal. The appeal will therefore have to be re-decided afresh by a completely differently constituted First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber), at a hearing.
The Appellant’s success on this appeal to the Upper Tribunal on error of law says nothing one way or the other about whether his appeal will succeed on the facts before the First-tier Tribunal, as that will be for that tribunal to assess in accordance with the law and once it has properly considered all the relevant evidence.
Michelle Brewer
Judge of the Upper Tribunal
Authorised by the Judge for issue on 13 November 2024
This decision was authorised for re-issue for the purpose of reporting on 4 November 2025
- Heading
- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is to allow the appeal. The decision of the First-tier Tribunal made on 3 July 2023 under SC154/23/00620 was made in error of law. Under section 12(2) (a) and (b)(i)
- These Directions may be supplemented by later directions by a Tribunal Judge in the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal
- First, whether a device can constitute an aid as defined in Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 (“the Regulations”), in circumstances where the device is a structural feat
- I am grateful to the Respondent for the supplementary submissions which are directed to the above issues The general scheme of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013
- Interpretation under Regulation 2, Schedule 1, Part 1 of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013
- Supervision, prompting and assistance
- Regulation 4(2A) of the Social Security (Personal Independent Regulations) 2013
- Regulation 4(4) defines these concepts as follows
- The provision under consideration in the present case
- The context in which the present issues arise
- The Findings of the First-tier Tribunal
- The Appellant’s Grounds of Appeal
- Grant of Permission to Appeal
- The Secretary of State’s argument on the unsupported ground of appeal
- Analysis and Reasons
- Aids and Unadapted Bath or Shower
- As applied to the facts as found in this appeal
- Conclusions