Ngoc Hong Thi Bui, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Court held that s. 1(1B)(b) SSAA 1992 requires claimants to provide information or evidence that actually justifies the allocation of a NINo, not merely evidence that appears sufficient on its face. Full verification is required before entitlement to Universal Credit is established. However, the Court found that the Secretary of State's position that it is never possible to make an advance payment to a claimant without a NINo is not warranted by the language of the regulations. In principle, the Secretary of State can consider whether it is likely that the conditions of entitlement are me…
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- Universal credit
- National insurance number (nino)
- Advance payments
- Entitlement conditions
- Judicial review
- Statutory interpretation