Caselaw summaries

Universal credit (UC) – conversion of weekly to monthly amounts not unlawful

Overpayments – failure to disclose – claimant entitled to assume Department knew of its own decision regarding another benefit (Hinchy not followed)

Equalisation of state pension age – not unlawful

Unlawfully obtained evidence – breach of human rights

Housing benefit (HB) - overpayment – official error and whether claimant should have realised overpayment – unclear decision letter

Income – payments from a discretionary trust

Jobseeker’s allowance – notification of requirement to attend an interview

Bereavement support payment – national insurance (NI) conditions – discrimination regarding disabled person unable to make NI contributions

Universal credit (UC) - capital disregard – money from sale of home earmarked for purchase of a new home

Housing benefit (HB) - whether tenancy on a commercial basis – ‘trump card’ facts and ‘notional commercial landlord’ – whether commerciality of a tenancy can change