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6. Emergency action

Debt Advice Handbook 15th edition, Chapter 15: Enforcement agents, 6. Emergency action

Test case

Destitute EU nationals with PSS can rely on EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to obtain Universal Credit

SSWP v AT (AIRE Centre and IMA Intervening) [2022] UKUT 330 (AAC); SSWP v AT [2023] EWCA Civ 1307
Judgment of the Upper Tribunal three judge panel dismissing the Secretary of State’s appeal against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal was given on 12 December 2022. The Secretary of State appealed to the Court of Appeal The case was heard in the Court of Appeal from 8 - 10 March 2023. A further hearing took place on 10 October 2023. The judgment of the Court of Appeal was handed down on 8 November 2023, dismissing the appeal. The Secretary of State applied for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court and this was refused on 7 February 2024, meaning that the Court of Appeal’s judgment is now final. DWP amended guidance on 3 February 2025 indicating they now accept that third country national family members of EU nationals can also benefit from the judgment.
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Welfare Rights Bulletin

DWP’s Targeted Case Review

The DWP will, as part of its anti-fraud plan, carry out a large-scale review of universal credit cases. Owen Stevens examines the Targeted Case Review.

Welfare Rights Bulletin

PIP and diagnosis

Can someone successfully claim personal independence payment (PIP) without a diagnosis? Carri Swann looks at recent caselaw and answers some frequently asked questions.