Caselaw summaries

Income support (IS) - mortgage interest payments – deferred sale agreements imposed by court order in divorce proceedings

Working tax credit (WTC) – disabled worker element and 16-hour work requirement

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - 'scrutiny’ decisions on limited capability for work before 4 December 2013 – process resulted in legally invalid decisions of no legal effect

Housing benefit (HB) - overpayment – official error in averaging earnings

Housing benefit (HB) - ‘bedroom tax’ – bedroom converted to a living room – re-designation of room may be relevant – mental health condition

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 9 (engaging with other people face to face) – ability to engage ‘repeatedly’ and ‘to an acceptable standard’

Housing benefit (HB) - overpayment – official error – successful appeal against DWP decision

Social fund (SF) - claim made at jobcentre – date of claim

Tax credits (TC) - HMRC response to tribunal – inadequate and breach of tribunal rules

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - hearing in party’s absence – claimant requested postponement for illness – need for tribunal to explain decision to proceed