Caselaw summaries

Universal credit – backdating – alleged ‘inoperative’ computer system in early days of coronavirus lockdown

Tribunals – tribunal (in attempting to establish when the claimant had satisfied the ‘required period condition’ for personal independence payment (PIP)) had consulted with the duty district judge before making its decision

Activity 2 (taking nutrition) – claimant with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who as a result overindulged in food and had difficulty knowing when to stop eating

Childcare costs in housing benefit (HB) during lockdown – the childcare provider had closed during lockdown but the claimant continued to pay charges to reserve places for his children

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - overpayment – recovery for failure to disclose – computer interface between DWP offices

Universal credit and ‘double payment’ of monthly wages – legal effect of the order and declaration made by Court of Appeal in Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Johnson and others [2020] EWCA Civ 778

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