Caselaw summaries

Estoppel – findings of previous tribunals – decisions are final but determinations embodied within them are not conclusive

Housing benefit (HB) - liability – former owner who had sold the property – immediate threat to occupation not required

‘Bedroom tax’ – application prior to rule change on 1 April 2017 to disabled adults unable to share a bedroom

Housing benefit - ‘bedroom tax’ – room unsafe due to asbestos – room must be safe in order to be a bedroom

Capital – value of part share in a jointly owned property

Housing benefit for a continuous cruiser licence allowing claimant to cruise and moor overnight – not entitled

Housing benefit - refusal to provide bank account details – no power to supersede and terminate award

Bedroom tax – room designated as bedroom but used as a living room – actual use irrelevant

Housing benefit (HB) – derivative right to reside – must have been an initial common period in which the child(ren) were installed in the UK while the parent was a worker

Housing benefit (HB) – human rights violations – tribunal jurisdiction – tribunal cannot devise its own solution