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12 December, 2022

Before refusing universal credit on a right to reside ground to a claimant with pre-settled status, Secretary of State must be satisfied that refusal would not prevent them living in dignity

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v AT (Aire Centre and IMA intervening)
[2022] UKUT 330 (AAC)
UA-2022-001067-USTA

5 December, 2022

Court of Appeal dismisses challenge to universal credit disabled student rules

Kays, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2022] EWCA Civ 1593

22 November, 2022

First-tier Tribunal failed to give adequate reasons for decision not to exercise discretion to extend 13-month absolute time limit for appealing

KD v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2021] UKUT 329 (AAC)
UA-2021-001557

22 November, 2022

First-tier Tribunal’s failure to recognise it had discretion to admit an appeal outside the 13-month absolute time limit in exceptional circumstances amounted to error of law

MZ v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (UC)
[2022] UKUT 292 (AAC)
UA-2021-00695-UOTH

9 November, 2022

Claimants are not required to satisfy all of the elements of the definition of ‘take nutrition’ in order to score points under PIP daily living descriptor 2(b)

CW v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP)
[2022] UKUT 281 (AAC)
UA-2021-000241-PIP

9 November, 2022

Earnings received in an assessment period are to be taken into account when assessing universal credit for that period even where they relate to an earlier period and were paid late

Department for Communities-v-OS (UC)
[2022] NICom 29
C2/21-22(UC)

9 November, 2022

First-tier Tribunal gave adequate reasons for finding that claimant experienced work-aggravated asthma rather than work-caused occupational asthma

NP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (II)
[2022] UKUT 279 (AAC)
UA-2019-002304-II

21 October, 2022

Provisions relating to national insurance credits for unemployment do not only apply to people who are jobseeker’s allowance claimants

KL v the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2022] UKUT 270 (AAC)
UA-2021-000270-JSA

19 October, 2022

Child benefit backdating following grant of refugee status in circumstances where Home Office decision letter said claim cannot be made prior to receipt of Biometric Residence Permit

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v BZ
[2022] UKUT 264 (AAC)
UA-2021-000866-CHB

6 October, 2022

Refusal to extend time to apply for mandatory reconsideration of tax credit decision gives rise to right of appeal to First-tier Tribunal

AB v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (TC)
[2021] UKUT 328 (AAC)
CTC/886/2021

3 October, 2022

Tribunal’s approach to claimant’s oral and written evidence, that it considered lacked credibility, was not an error of law

MH v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP)
[2022] UKUT 248 (AAC)
UA-2021-000155-PIP

3 October, 2022

Circumstances in which a person for whom tax credits have not been abolished may make a fresh claim following termination of an award

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v RS (No 2) (TC)
[2022] UKUT 246 (AAC)
UA-2020-001557-TC

26 September, 2022

High Court rules that DWP acts unlawfully by failing to seek representations from claimants before applying third party deductions for utility debts

Timson, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary 0f State for Work and Pensions [2022] EWHC 2392 (Admin)

16 September, 2022

Universal credit claimants have the right to seek backdating of their claim after the decision to award benefit has been made

AM v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (UC)
[2022] UKUT 242 (AAC)
UA-2022-000041-USTA

7 September, 2022

High Court rules that denial of bereavement support payment to spouse of deceased woman who had been unable to work and pay national insurance contributions due to severe disability breached ECHR

Jwanczuk, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2022] EWHC 2298 (Admin)

1 September, 2022

Overall assessment of circumstances needed in deciding whether childcare disregard applies rather than assessment based solely on whether actual physical care has been provided

Carmarthenshire County Council v LT
[2022] UKUT 224 (AAC)
UA-2021-001823-HB

10 August, 2022

Anti-test case rule did not prevent housing benefit claimant from relying on CJEU ruling that affiliation to NHS satisfies comprehensive sickness insurance requirement for right to reside as a self-sufficient person

WH v Powys County Council and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2022] UKUT 203 (AAC)
UA-2019-001384-HB

2 August, 2022

DWP entitled to withhold payment of universal credit until a national insurance number has been allocated

R (Bui) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; R (Onakoya) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2022] UKUT 189 (AAC)
UA-2021-000580-JR & UA-2022-000464-JR

2 August, 2022

First-tier Tribunal gave adequate reasons for finding that claimant’s impairment arose from constitutional condition which existed prior to industrial accident

DW v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (II)
[2022] UKUT 183 (AAC)
UA-2021-001076-II

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