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11 March, 2021

Person subject to immigration control cannot claim carer’s allowance as a family member of a British national who has not exercised freedom of movement rights

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v AS (CA)
[2021] UKUT 24 (AAC)
CG/2617/2019

11 March, 2021

Whether a busker who solicits donations from passers-by can establish a right to reside as a self-employed ‘qualified person’ under the Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2006

N v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (CHB)
[2021] UKUT 28 (AAC)
CF/1789/2016

9 March, 2021

Tribunal erred in law by failing to refer an NI contributions late payment issue arising in a state pension appeal to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for onward referral to HMRC

J v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions (GRB)
[2021] UTAAC 21 (AAC)
CP/1500/2019

4 March, 2021

High Court dismisses challenge brought by family of deceased claimant against DWP’s safeguarding policies

Turner, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWHC 465 (Admin)

22 February, 2021

Court of Appeal considers whether to hear appeal on points of law not previously raised by HMRC

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Carrington [2021] EWCA Civ 174

12 February, 2021

Fear of encountering dogs out of doors is relevant, in principle, to claimant’s ability to follow the route of a journey for PIP mobility component purposes

EE v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (CPIP)
[2021] UKUT 17 (AAC)
CPIP/596/2020

5 February, 2021

Whether tribunal properly exercised discretion to impose civil penalty

CT v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2021] UKUT 6 (AAC)
CE/2770/2019 & CE/145 & 146/2020

1 February, 2021

Relationship between descriptors, and definition of key terms, in activity 8 ‘Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words’ and activity 10 ‘Making budgeting decisions’

SE v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2021] UKUT 1 (AAC)
CPIP/1653/2019

22 January, 2021

High Court rules that requirement for universal credit claimants to pay childcare costs upfront before receiving childcare costs element is unlawful

Salvato, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWHC 102 (Admin)

15 January, 2021

Having Zambrano right of residence did not assist claimant in being eligible for child benefit

The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v AD
[2020] UKUT 353 (AAC)
CF/2239/2019

11 January, 2021

Whether benefit awards made to claimant using a fictitious identity that had been granted British Citizenship were properly revised, reversed and found recoverable

ED v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2020] UKUT 352 (AAC)
CJSA/2368/2373/2377 & 2381/2017, CE/2384 & 2388/2017 and CIS/2390/2395 & 2396/2017

7 January, 2021

Tribunals are not ordinarily required to give anything beyond brief reasons as to why they are not adjourning a PIP appeal in order to obtain DLA evidence

BH v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP)
[2020] UKUT 338 (AAC)
CPIP/401/2020

6 January, 2021

Consideration of eligibility for mobility component where claimant had history of some walking at airports when travelling to and from the UK

LG v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP)
[2020] UKUT 343 (AAC)
CPIP/2851/2019

5 January, 2021

First-tier Tribunal in its social entitlement jurisdiction is a ‘court’ for purposes of orders made under the now repealed Vexatious Actions (Scotland) Act 1898 that continue in force

PA v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (TC)
[2020] UKUT 324 (AAC)
CSTC/466/2019

5 January, 2021

Whether insurance policy payments to a widow precluded entitlement to a funeral payment

The Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions v GB (IS)
[2020] UKUT 316 (AAC)
CIS/1728/2019

5 January, 2021

Assessment of whether claimant displayed ‘severe behavioural problems’ for purposes of entitlement to mobility component under ‘severe mental impairment’ criteria

XTC v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA)
[2020] UKUT 342 (AAC)
CDLA/2600/2019

23 December, 2020

Sanction decision overturned on account of ambiguity in notification of requirement to take part in telephone interview / good reason for failure to attend

KG v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (UC)
[2020] UKUT 307 (AAC)
CUC/563/2020

18 December, 2020

Court of Appeal rules that government acted unlawfully in barring EU citizens from relying on ‘pre-settled status’ to access universal credit

Fratila & Anor v Secretary of State for Works and Pensions & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1741

17 December, 2020

Whether limiting a disabled claimant’s housing benefit to the one-bedroom shared accommodation rate of the local housing allowance amounts to unlawful discrimination

CM v (1) Bradford Metropolitan District Council (2) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2020] UKUT 285 (AAC)
CH/4167/2013

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