Caselaw summaries

Universal credit (UC) - right to reside – jobseeker with permanent right to reside

Tribunals and procedure/evidence – tribunal registrar’s powers to determine inclusion/ exclusion of papers from an appeal bundle

Mobility Activity 1 (planning and following journeys) – tribunal erred in relying on claimant’s ability to drive on a familiar route as the sole determinant of her ability to follow the route of a journey

Overpayment – claimant disclosed payment of occupational pension but disclosure was not acted on

Bedroom tax – meaning of ‘bedroom’ – does not refer to a room capable of use by the particular category of occupant

Pension credit – income in personal pension – available income not withdrawn is notional income

Supersession and tribunals – must identify a ground for supersession, a ‘factual basis’ for the superseding decision and the date from which the superseding decision is effective

Benefit cap – not unlawful

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - permitted work – averaging earnings – irregular hours under a zero-hour contract

Evidence relating to previous disability living allowance (DLA) award – claimant needed someone to guide or supervise him outside – clearly an overlap with previous award of DLA lower rate of mobility component and tribunal should have had that before it