Caselaw summaries

Benefit cap - not unlawful

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - limited capability for work-related activity- exceptional circumstances - substantial risk

Tax credits (TC) - right of appeal - decision that no claim made - national insurance number requirement and person subject to immigration control

Domiciliary hearings – now rare that one will be appropriate or necessary

Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) - work programmes - whether unlawful, including whether 'forced or compulsory labour'

Social fund (SF) - community care grant - exclusion of contributory employment and support allowance as a qualifying benefit - not unlawful

Housing benefit (HB) - cohabitation - importance of emotional aspect of relationship - traditional guidelines not exhaustive

Employment and support allowance (ESA) - when ESA assessment phase ends - ends after 13 weeks or when the determination that the claimant has (or is treated as having) limited capability for work is made, whichever is the later

Incapacity benefit (IB) - qualification for on basis of receipt of German unemployment benefit II (Arbeitslosengeld II) - whether counted as a cash sickness benefit for purposes of Article 40(3) of EC Regulation 1408/71

Right to reside - self-sufficient with comprehensive sickness cover - need to claim social assistance