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Social-security-law [2025] NICom 29

ST v Department for Communities (ESA) (Good Cause)

ST v Department for Communities (ESA) (Good Cause) [2025] NICom 29 (23 January 2026)

The Commissioner allowed the appeal, finding the claimant had good cause for missing an ESA assessment because her failure stemmed from mental health issues linked to an obsessional trust problem.

  • Employment-and-support-allowance
  • Good-cause-for-non-attendance
  • Mental-health-and-benefits
  • Tribunal-procedure
  • Disability-discrimination
  • Good-cause
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Social-security [2020] NICom 69

JB v Department for Communities (ESA)

JB v Department for Communities (ESA) [2020] NICom 69 (18 September 2020)

The Commissioner allowed JB’s appeal, finding the tribunal acted unfairly by deciding the ESA non-attendance issue without waiting for related Commissioner proceedings.

  • Employment-and-support-allowance
  • Good-cause-for-non-attendance
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Social-security
  • Good-cause
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Social-security-law [2019] NICom 41

JB v Department for Communities (ESA) ((Not Applicable))

JB v Department for Communities (ESA) ((Not Applicable)) [2019] NICom 41 (09 August 2019)

The Commissioner allowed JB’s appeal, holding he had good cause for missing an ESA medical examination because advance travel costs were unaffordable.

  • Employment-and-support-allowance
  • Good-cause-for-non-attendance
  • Medical-assessment
  • Benefit-adjudication
  • Good-cause
  • Social-security-appeals
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