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IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL Appeal No.UA-2024-000071-UHC
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS CHAMBER & UA-2024-000197-USTA
[2024] UKUT 261 (AAC)
On appeal from First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber)
Between:
R.R.
Appellant
- v -
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Respondent
Before: Upper Tribunal Judge Wikeley
Decision date: 28 August 2024
Decided on consideration of the papers
Representation:
Appellant: In person
Respondent: Mr R Jennings, Decision Making and Appeals, DWP
DECISION
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- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is to allow both appeals. The decisions of the First-tier Tribunal made on 3 May 2023 under file number SC246/22/01293 and on 29 August 2023 under file number SC246/
- Introduction
- Why this is important
- The context of the present appeal
- The DWP’s decisions in this case
- The First-tier Tribunal’s decision on the entitlement appeal
- The First-tier Tribunal’s decision on the overpayment appeal
- The Appellant’s appeal to the Upper Tribunal
- The legislation governing non-dependants in the Universal Credit scheme
- The relevant case law on the meaning of “non-dependant”
- Discussion
- Disposal
- Postscript: the DWP’s own guidance
- Conclusions