Department for Work and Pensions

Case Summary

The tribunal determined that the claimant was a disabled person as defined by the Equality Act 2010 due to Health Anxiety (Illness Anxiety Disorder/Hypochondriasis) during the period late 2023 to December 2024 with likelihood of continuing disability. The tribunal allowed the complaints of disability discrimination for failure to make reasonable adjustments and victimisation to proceed to substantive hearing.

The tribunal found that the claimant met the definition of a disabled person under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010, having established that Health Anxiety (Illness Anxiety Disorder/Hypochondriasis) substantially limited normal day-to-day activities during the relevant period. Consequently, the disability discrimination and victimisation claims could proceed to a substantive hearing.

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• •Whether claimant was a disabled person as defined by section 6 Equality Act 2010
• •Disability discrimination claims - failure to make reasonable adjustments
• •Victimisation claim

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr S Rogers Respondent: Department for Work and Pensions Heard at: Mold On: 11 May 2026 Before: Employment Judge T Vincent Ryan REPRESENTATION: Claimant: A Litigant in Person Respondent: Ms Claimant Brooke-Ward, Counsel JUDGMENT 1. At the relevant times, late 2023 – December 2024 (with the likelihood of continuing disability), the claimant was a disabled person as defined by section 6 Equality Act 2010 because of Health Anxiety, otherwise known as Illness Anxiety Disorder or Hypochondriasis. 2. The complaints of Disability Discrimination - failure to make Reasonable Adjustments can therefore proceed, (along with the claim of Victimisation). Approved by: Employment Judge T Vincent Ryan 11 May 2026 Judgment sent to the parties on: 19 May 2026 2 For the Tribunal: Kacey O’Brien Notes Summary Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons (Summary or Full) will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing (and no such request was made) or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. If written reasons are provided they will be placed online. All judgments (apart from judgments under Rule 51) and any written reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimants and respondents. If a Tribunal hearing has been recorded, you may request a transcript of the recording. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, you will have to pay for it. If a transcript is produced it will not include any oral judgment or reasons given at the hearing. The transcript will not be checked, approved or verified by a judge. There is more information in the joint Presidential Practice Direction on the Recording and Transcription …