Hillingdon London Borough Council v EB (HB):[2021] UKUT 208 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Mitchell on 7 July 2021.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 10 September 2021

• Categories: Housing and council tax benefits
• Sub-categories: Housing and council tax benefits - other
• Judges: Mitchell, E
• Decision date: 7 July 2021

Read the full decision in CH/1739/2019.

Judicial Summary

Fostering allowances paid to foster carers for looked after children approved by independent fostering agencies are to be treated in the same way as allowances paid to local authority-approved foster carers; that is, the allowances are not to be counted as a claimant’s earnings.

Decision selected for reporting as [2022] AACR 1

Published 10 September 2021