Caselaw summaries

Carer's allowance (CA) - benefit cap - breach of human rights regarding disabled people and carers

Disability living allowance (DLA) - appeal against SSWP v YB (high rate mobility DLA for blind or visually impaired) - appeal dismissed as incompetent

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - previous medical report/ decisions - not put before tribunal - obligations of tribunal to call for evidence

Disability living allowance (DLA) - withdrawal of appeal - absolute right to withdraw during an adjournment - in absence of direction requiring tribunal's consent

Income support (IS) - right to reside for income support - family member of jobseeker - insufficient for income support entitlement under regulation 21 AA of the Income Support Regulations

Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) - backdating - misleading DWP information on internet - S K-G v SSWP wrongly decided

Personal independence payment (PIP) - daily living component – descriptor 3(d): ‘Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 3.5 but not more than 7 hours a week'

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - substantial risk-work-related activity - where claimant lives abroad

Right to reside – jobseekers – social assistance after six months

Council tax benefit (CTB), housing benefit (HB), income support (IS) - right to reside – pregnancy and retained worker status