Caselaw summaries

Transfer to universal credit (UC) – termination of tax credits – automatic on receipt of stop notice

Transfer to universal credit (UC) – withdrawal of claim – termination of housing benefit (HB)

Right to reside and pre-settled status – benefit rules not unlawful

Universal credit childcare costs – proof of payment requirement not unlawful

Universal credit – benefit cap where paid four-weekly – calculation of earnings rules not unlawful

Transfer to UC from tax credits – UC claim withdrawn before issue of stop notice to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) – must be a subsisting claim for UC at time of the stop notice for termination of tax credits to follow

Right to reside – pre-settled status – discrimination and whether benefit rules lawful

Work-related activity and ‘substantial risk’ – tribunal erred in failing to correct absence of a list of relevant work-related activity

Universal credit (UC) - earnings paid four-weekly – income in assessment period in which they are received

Deductions from universal credit – deductions for court fines – refusal to consider reduction for hardship unlawful