Caselaw summaries

Capital – value of part share in a jointly owned property

Universal credit sanction – failure to attend a work-focused interview

Separated parents and disputed child benefit – ‘systemic ignorance’ at HMRC and ‘shambolic’ handling by tribunal

Tax credits - living together as husband and wife – need for adequate findings of fact

Housing benefit for a continuous cruiser licence allowing claimant to cruise and moor overnight – not entitled

Housing benefit - refusal to provide bank account details – no power to supersede and terminate award

Personal independence payment (PIP) – evidence of employment and support allowance (ESA) award put in evidence

Retirement pension – male to female transsexual – refusal of pension at age 60 unlawful

Personal independence payment (PIP) - activity 1 (preparing food) – use of ‘perching stool’

Personal independence payment (PIP) - claims – refusal following failure to return PIP2 – date of claim