Caselaw summaries

Income support (IS) – recovery of overpayment – no tribunal jurisdiction in absence of a decision notifying a revised entitlement

Housing benefit (HB) – tribunals – error of fact and procedural unfairness shown by post-decision evidence – claimant lacked capacity to participate in proceedings

Adult disability payment (ADP) – tribunals – length of award of ADP made by tribunal where there has been a superseding decision since the decision under appeal

Personal independence payment – need to rest before starting an activity and to rest between activity

Personal independence payment daily living activity 1 (preparing food)

Universal credit (UC) – two-child limit – exception regarding non-consensual conceptions – restriction to third or subsequent children not unlawful

Universal credit (UC) – right to reside – freedom of movement right to reside as a family member after dependency ended – where family member was residing outside the UK at the end of the transition period

Personal independence payment (PIP) – tribunals – irrelevant questioning and perceived bias

Personal independence payment – client had autism spectrum disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and hyperacusis (noise sensitivity)

Employment and support allowance (ESA) – overpayments of new-style employment and support allowance (ESA)