Caselaw summaries

Universal credit and ‘double payment’ of monthly wages – legal effect of the order and declaration made by Court of Appeal in Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Johnson and others [2020] EWCA Civ 778

Universal credit (UC) – the child element of UC is not a ‘family benefit’ for the purposes of Regulation (EC) 883/04

Universal credit – overpayment – ‘waiver’ policy and decision

Universal credit – inclusion of repayment of overpaid income tax (payable on bonus payment of earnings) in the calculation

Right to reside – pre-settled status – refusal of UC may violate right to live in dignified conditions

‘Backdating’ – implied claim for backdating in original claim

Disabled students and universal credit – 2020 amendments not unlawful

Universal credit (UC) – treatment of maternity allowance as unearned rather than earned income not unlawful

Late appeal – exception to usual ‘absolute’ time limit – failure to exercise discretion

Universal credit (UC) - ‘backdating’ of UC – request for backdating not required to be made before initial decision