Caselaw summaries

Universal credit (UC) - ‘backdating’ – whether could reasonably have been expected to have claimed earlier – need to consider claimant’s circumstances as a whole

Universal credit (UC) - transitional SDP element – amount allowed unlawful considering TP (No.3) – Secretary of State to remedy

Universal credit (UC) - relevant or ‘waiting’ period for LCWRA element – failure to disapply where ESA lost due to reaching pension age before UC claimed – breach of human rights

Universal credit (UC) claim allowed despite SDP gateway – no possibility of treating the claim as a claim for ESA

Universal credit (UC) - prisoner – entitlement to housing element – where became a prisoner during first assessment period

Universal credit (UC) and student loan income

Universal credit – ‘bedroom tax’ – additional room for an overnight carer

Universal credit (UC) – two-child limit – exception regarding non-consensual conception – applies only to third or subsequent child

Claims – national insurance number – advance of universal credit

Right to reside – free movement European right to reside as a self-sufficient person