1. PIP PIP STAKEHOLDER EVENT District Tribunal Judge Graham Cooper 8 th October 2014

2. PIP Claims & Decisions Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics – 05/06/14 –08/04/13-28/03/14 –349,000 claims –83,900 decisions

3. PIP Appeal Numbers Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, January to March 2014, MOJ –79% reduction in appeals –89% reduction in ESA appeals

4. Eastern Region Appeals Eastern Region Statistics –Total Intake – August 14 – 1302 –Total ESA intake – 08/14 – 118 –Total DLA/PIP intake – 08/14 - 134

5. Position Locally PIP appeals in Norwich District – Ready to List: –Ipswich 8 –King’s Lynn 2 –Norwich 7 Judicial Training completed – November 2013

6. The Practicalities District Tribunal Judges 2 per session Time Allowed Role of members/ format DQPMS & points Evidence in Consultation Determining relevant activities Poorly completed claim forms

7. Issues arising “Simple meal” – What are ‘fresh ingredients’? “Prepare” – Includes opening packets, checking expiry dates Washing & bathing – b,c & d only score 2 points “get in or out of a bath or shower” “Stand” – What is meant by ‘upright’? “follow the route” Prescribed date – Date of claim or earliest date when can be determined has limited of severely limited ability to carry out activities

8. Issues arising Must be some “condition” - Reg 4(1) ‘Safely’ – Consider choking when taking nutrition; overdosing when managing therapy; falling or slipping; ‘Acceptable standard’ – What is this? ‘Repeatedly’ and ‘reasonable time period’

9. Winners & Losers Winners –L/R Mob might get 12 points – 1(f) if could not follow the route of a familiar journey without another person.. –M/R Care as no night needs –Qualifying period – 3 plus 6 months for DLA, but 3 plus 9 for PIP Losers Power to revise - mistake of fact; any time; award more advantageous than otherwise L/R care – Prompting for cooking – Score = 2 points H/R Mob – 40 metres due to breathlessness - 2(c) – 8 poinyd M/R or H/R care – Supervision/watching over for fits or seizures w/o warning – –1(e) – 4; 3(b)(ii) - 1; 4(c) – 2