IB v Gravesham Borough Council and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: [2023] UKUT 193 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Poynter on 7 August 2023.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 5 September 2023

• Categories: Earnings and other income, Housing and council tax benefits, Human rights law
• Sub-categories: Earnings and other income - notional income, Housing and council tax benefits - other, Human rights law - article 14 (non-discrimination)
• Judges: Poynter, R
• Decision date: 7 August 2023

Read the full decision in UA-2019-001395-HB.

Judicial Summary

Earnings and other income—Notional income—Construction of the phrase “reasonable steps” in regulation 64(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006—Whether limited to the “mechanical steps” required to apply for a student loan or includes consideration of the personal circumstances of the individual claimant—CH/4429/2006 not followed.

Housing benefit—Other— Construction of the phrase “reasonable steps” in regulation 64(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006—Whether limited to the “mechanical steps” required to apply for a student loan or includes consideration of the personal circumstances of the individual claimant—CH/4429/2006 not followed.

Human rights law—Article 14 (non-discrimination)—Justification.

Published 5 September 2023