Caselaw summaries

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

Finality of decisions – Upper Tribunal decision in this case of 2010 had not been challenged further to Court of Appeal

Right to reside – pre-settled status – refusal of UC may violate right to live in dignified conditions

‘Backdating’ – implied claim for backdating in original claim

Disabled students and universal credit – 2020 amendments not unlawful