Tag: Benefits

Cg/14509/96: SSC 17 Jun 1998

In certain cases, the normal rule, that benefits which might accrue on the death of another are lost if the claimant caused the death, can be set aside. Manslaughter of violent husband.

Gazette 17-Jun-1998
Forfeiture Act 1982
England and Wales
Citing:
applied – Dunbar (As Administrator of Tony Dunbar Deceased) v Plant CA 23-Jul-1997
The couple had decided on a suicide pact. They made repeated attempts, resulting in his death. Property had been held in joint names. The deceased’s father asked the court to apply the 1982 Act to disentitle Miss Plant.
Held: The appeal was . .

Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Benefits

Updated: 04 December 2021; Ref: scu.78960

TD v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and London Borough of Richmond-Upon-Thames (HB): UTAA 20 Dec 2013

Human rights law – article 10 (freedom of expression) – ‘ This appeal is concerned with the rule in the housing benefit that, in effect, allows a child in what I will term ‘an exactly equal shared care’ situation to count only as the child of one of his parents for housing benefit (and council tax benefit) purposes. ‘

[2013] UKUT 642 (AAC)
Bailii
Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 20(2)(a)
England and Wales

Benefits, Human Rights

Updated: 01 December 2021; Ref: scu.522255

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v TR (DLA): UTAA 5 Dec 2013

(1) The claimant was entitled to, and entitled to be paid, the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance from 03 November 2009.
(2) The claimant was entitled from 03 November 2009 to the highest rate of the care component of Disability Living Allowance, but was not from 03 November 2009 entitled to be paid that component by virtue of regulation 9 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991.

[2013] UKUT 622 (AAC)
Bailii

Benefits

Updated: 01 December 2021; Ref: scu.522252