Caselaw summaries

‘Natural’ migration to universal credit – severely disabled claimants – unlawful discrimination

Universal credit (UC) - minimum income floor – application to seasonal work – not unlawful

Universal credit (UC) - sanction – failure to apply for job – claimant considered application would be pointless

Compensation for financial loss – following decision in TP, AR and SXC – universal credit (UC) transitional severe disability payment (SDP) amounts

Universal credit (UC) minimum income floor – not unlawful

Tribunals – deciding without a hearing – tribunal erred in not investigating sufficiently why (or if) claimant was precluded from attending a hearing by regular medical appointments

Right to reside – retaining worker status for involuntary unemployment after less than a year’s work

Right to reside – Portuguese family member of dual European Economic Area (EEA)/British citizen

Universal credit (UC) - right to reside – jobseeker with permanent right to reside

‘Natural’ migration to universal credit – draft rules for transitional payments for severely disabled claimants who migrated before 16 January 2019 – unlawful