Caselaw summaries

Deductions for utility debt – need to seek representations/information from the claimant

Reinstatement of contributory ESA following release from prison – where not terminated while in prison – closed-period supersession

Housing benefit (HB) - overpayment recovery – failure to disclose and official error – substantive cause of the overpayment

Claims – national insurance number – advance of universal credit

Personal independence payment (PIP) - ‘learning disability’ – error in treating it as synonymous with ‘learning difficulty’

Right to reside – free movement European right to reside as a self-sufficient person

Official error ground for revision – decision that was subsequently overturned on appeal

Personal independence payment (PIP) after pension age – claimant was entitled to standard rates of daily living and mobility components

European Union co-ordination rules and competent state for sickness benefits – where family member working in another member state

Tax credits – temporary absence – unplanned absence due to Covid travel restrictions