Claim: A court ruled that more people are entitled to the PIP benefit because they were suffering from "overwhelming psychological distress".
Fact-check: What did the courts rule on PIP?  - Full Fact
Verdict: the upper tribunal's decision was based on the interpretation and application of the language of the complicated pip regulations, which include the phrase "overwhelming psychological distress". it decided that - in relation to the case assessed - the individual's "overwhelming psychological distress" made them satisfy additional parts of the criteria for assessing pip eligibility.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Cj Mckinney
Date published: 2017-03-01T00:00:00