Caselaw summaries

Universal credit (UC) – the child element of UC is not a ‘family benefit’ for the purposes of Regulation (EC) 883/04

Universal credit – overpayment – ‘waiver’ policy and decision

Housing benefit (HB) – date of claim following backdated award of severe disability premium (SDP) in claimant’s income-related employment and support allowance (ESA)

Universal credit – inclusion of repayment of overpaid income tax (payable on bonus payment of earnings) in the calculation

Bereavement payment and bereavement allowance – refusal to surviving member of cohabiting couple (not married or in a civil partnership) without children

Carer’s allowance (CA) – claimant was aged 16 but still under compulsory school age (as that was not until June 2020, following her 16th birthday in January) and receiving home education

Claim for universal credit (UC) and termination of tax credits – pre-25 July 2022, requirement there for Secretary of State to have been ‘satisfied’ claimant met the basic conditions for UC

Claim for universal credit (UC) and termination of tax credits – pre-25 July 2022, requirement (at regulation 8 of Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014) for Secretary of State to have been ‘satisfied’ claimant met the basic conditions for UC

Tribunals – alleged ‘oppressive’ and cross-examination style’ questioning by medical member of tribunal - not accepted

Appeal outside the ‘absolute’ time limit – following a ‘LEAP’ decision refusing to revise for official error – ‘truly exceptional’ nature of right of an appeal outside the absolute time limit