Decisions reported in December 2009
The following Great Britain decisions are now available on this website in their reported form
R(AF) 4/09
(Secretary of State for Defence v DK [2009] UKUT 51 (AAC))
War disablement pension – allowance for lowered standard of occupation – whether to be reduced by amount of Service Attributable Pension.
R(CS) 5/09
(RB v Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission and ED) [2009] UKUT 53 (AAC))
Tribunal jurisdiction – refusal to revise on application for variation – whether appealable.
R(H) 8/09
(Stroud DC vJG [2009] UKUT 67 (AAC))
Housing and council tax benefit – occupation of the home – full-time student.
R(H) 9/09
(JD v Leeds City Council [2009] UKUT 70 (AAC))
Recovery of overpayments – bankruptcy order made before recoverability decision – whether liability for overpayment bankruptcy debt.
R(IB) 3/09
R(IS) 6/09
(Tribunal of Commissioners)
Commissioners' jurisdiction – procedural decision made by legally qualified panel member – whether there is a right of appeal to a Commissioner – scope of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Morina and Another.
R(IS) 7/09
(CM v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2009] UKUT 43 (AAC))
Human rights – Article 14 – whether denial of income support to pregnant student indirect discrimination.
R(P) 3/09 (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Yates [2009] EWCA Civ 479)
(Decisions of Commissioner and Court of Appeal to be reported)
Retirement pension – Category B pension frozen at level in force when spouse ceased to live in Great Britain – higher Category B pension payable on death of spouse – whether should include increases in benefit rates up to date of his death.
