IB v Gravesham Borough Council and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: [2023] UKUT 193 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Poynter on 7 August 2023.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
Published
5 September 2023
Categories:
Earnings and other income, Housing and council tax benefits and Human rights law
Sub-categories:
Earnings and other income - notional income, Housing and council tax benefits - other and Human rights law - article 14 (non-discrimination)
Judges:
Poynter, R
Decision date:
7 August 2023

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Judicial Summary

Earnings and other income—Notional income—Construction of the phrase “reasonable steps� in regulation 64(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006—Whether limited to the “mechanical steps� required to apply for a student loan or includes consideration of the personal circumstances of the individual claimant—CH/4429/2006 not followed.

Housing benefit—Other� Construction of the phrase “reasonable steps� in regulation 64(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006—Whether limited to the “mechanical steps� required to apply for a student loan or includes consideration of the personal circumstances of the individual claimant—CH/4429/2006 not followed.

Human rights law—Article 14 (non-discrimination)—Justification.

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Published 5 September 2023