Cockburn v Chief Adjudication Officer: CA 30 Jul 1996

The extra and frequent attention to laundry for the incontinence of a claimant does not of itself warrant the provision of Attendance Allowance.

Citations:

Times 30-Jul-1996

Statutes:

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 64(2)(a)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromCockburn v Chief Adjudication Officer and Another and Secretary of State for Social Services v Fairey HL 21-May-1997
The provision of an interpreter for a deaf person was included in range of care needed for attendance for Disability Living Allowance. Dealing with his soiled laundry was not so included: ‘In my opinion it is not enough to ask whether the act in . .
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Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.79255