Court orders reassessment of disability allowance eligibility based on claimant’s means

High Court sets aside part of a decision by a social welfare appeals officer concerning the assessment of a claimant's means for disability allowance eligibility, remanding the issue for reconsideration in accordance with the law, where the appeals officer had previously determined that the claimant's weekly means exceeded the eligibility limit and that her medical conditions did not substantially restrict her from undertaking suitable employment, on the grounds that the appeals officer erred in law by not considering changes in the claimant's marital circumstances post-application when assessing her means; but the court upholds the appeals officer's decision regarding the claimant's medical eligibility for disability allowance, finding no error in the conclusion that the claimant was not substantially restricted from partaking in all types of work for a continuous period of at least one year.