Caselaw summaries

Pension credit (PC) - single person treated as in a couple – ‘woefully inadequate’ HMRC submission – tribunal erred in proceeding

Tax credits (TC) - claimant’s evidence – not to be appraised by reference to what a reasonable or hypothetical person would have done – should consider if claimant’s account was true rather than improbable

Pension credit (PC) - severe disability premium – meaning of ‘co-owner’

Disability living allowance (DLA) - ‘paper hearing’ – need to ensure parties to appeal participate as fully as possible – sensitive witness

Housing benefit (HB) - payment of rent direct to landlord - regulation 95(1)(b) Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 No.213

Disability living allowance (DLA) - suspension of DLA in hospital – severely disabled child cared for by parents – breach of human rights

Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) - jobseeker’s agreement form 2012–2014 – defective in that it did not refer to the claimants’ right to have a proposed jobseeker’s agreement referred to the Secretary of State

Council tax benefit (CTB) - late appeal – absolute time limit – human rights exception

Child benefit (CB) - contributing to cost of providing for children – children in Poland – weekly payments not required

Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobility component – descriptors 1(d) and (f): ‘Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar [or for (f), familiar] journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid'