RA v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Universal Credit): [2024] UKUT 207 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wright on 15 July 2024.
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Judicial Summary
Universal Credit awarded under “Trust and Protect” policy at start of Covid-19 pandemic and benefit awarded accordingly – failure of claimant to later verify identify not, without more, a ground for revising awarding decision under regulation 9(b) of the Universal Credit (Decisions & Appeals) Regs as did not show the awarding decision was mistaken about who the appellant was – poor quality of Secretary of State for Work and Pension appeal response to First-tier Tribunal (did not even refer to regulation 9(b)) – failure of First-tier Tribunal to interrogate Secretary of State Work and Pension’s response and apply the correct law – failure of Secretary of State for Work and Pension to meet his obligations to supply First-tier Tribunal with all relevant documents – ought to have disclosed the “Trust and Protect” policy (which he did not even supply to the Upper Tribunal).