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The Upper Tribunal held that the appellant became an owner of the property from 31 October 2014, so housing benefit stopped and the overpayment was recoverable.
The Upper Tribunal set aside First-tier Tribunal decisions on Universal Credit overpayment and remitted the cases for rehearing before a fresh panel.
The Upper Tribunal held the First-tier Tribunal erred in law by treating PAYE as determinative of employment status and remitted the Carer’s Allowance appeal.
The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal about Income Support overpayment recovery, holding that non-notification of a revised decision was official error but did not create an appeal right or extend time.
Court of Appeal allowed a second appeal in a housing benefit case, holding that a material mistake of fact about the appellant’s capacity caused procedural unfairness.
The Upper Tribunal held that child benefit had ended after HMRC terminated the award, so the claimant was not entitled to widowed parent’s allowance for the period in issue.
Upper Tribunal allowed an appeal about JSA overpayments, set aside the First-tier Tribunal decision, and remitted the case for a fresh hearing.
The Upper Tribunal dismissed a landlord’s appeal about housing benefit overpayment recovery, holding the overpayment was recoverable under regulation 101.
AKS v National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Ltd [2025] EWHC 126 (SCCO) (23 January 2025)
The court approved a £220,000 costs settlement but reduced a claimant’s solicitor CFA success fee to £16,502.64, ordering repayment of the overpayment.
The hardship payment to Mr Cassidy was overpaid as a cracked trial fee when the case had only been adjourned, not cracked; the appellant, as trial advocate, is entitled to the main case fee, and the respondent is responsible for recouping any overpayment from Mr Cassidy, not the appellant.
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