Braintree District Council v Alisdair Stuart Thompson: CA 7 Mar 2005

Recovery of excess housing benefit paid under fraudulent claim. A social security commissioner could substitute jis own judgment on a question of law to that of the appeal tribunal, but on a question of fact it should not interfere.

Judges:

Lord Justice Ward Lord Justice May Lord Justice Dyson

Citations:

[2005] EWCA Civ 178, Times 05-Apr-2005

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedRegina v Hillingdon London Borough Council Ex parte Puhlhofer HL 2-Jan-1986
Not Homeless Even if Accomodation Inadequate
The applicants, a married couple, lived with a young child and later also a baby in one room of a guest house. They were given breakfast but had no cooking or washing facilities. They succeeded on a judicial review of the housing authority’s . .
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Benefits

Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.223274