Caselaw summaries

Child benefit – claimant not entitled under domestic law or European Union (EU) law

Social fund funeral payment – deduction from award of lump sum due from insurance policy on death of deceased

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - failure to attend medical – whether under a legal obligation – need for tribunal to see appointment letter

Right to reside – family member – whether includes a ‘stepchild’

European Union co-ordination rules – Article 5 EC Regulation 883/2004 and treating a benefit paid by another member state as an equivalent benefit to a UK benefit

European Union co-ordination rules and competent state for sickness benefits – claimant’s father working in Belgium

Housing benefit (HB) - right to reside – retained worker status after working for more than a year – ‘genuine prospect of work’ test unlawful

Capital – money from personal injury compensation placed in a joint building society account

Entitlement to limited capability for work and work-related activity element – three month waiting period before inclusion in award

Higher rate bereavement support payment (BSP) – restriction to married/civil partner couples – breach of human rights