The appellant was a landlord. His tenant was entitled to housing benefit, which was paid direct to the landlord. The authority decided that the benefit was no longer payable, and sought eventually to recover overpayments from the landlord by making deductions from other amounts due to him for tenants in the same building.
Held: The sums were repayable. The council should have given him notice of the intention to stop the benefit, but that fault was cured by his having a right of appeal later. It would make sense to hear both appeals together.
Judges:
Lord Justice Peter Gibson, Lord Justice Chadwick and Lord Justice Clarke
Citations:
Times 24-May-2002, Gazette 13-Jun-2002, [2002] EWCA Civ 726
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Local Government, Housing, Benefits, Benefits
Updated: 13 July 2022; Ref: scu.171263