LG v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (ESA): [2019] UKUT 220 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Poole, QC on 11 July 2019.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
Published
20 August 2019
Categories:
Earnings and other income and Employment and support allowance
Sub-categories:
Earnings and other income - other income and payments and Employment and support allowance - income-related ESA
Judges:
Poole, AI
Decision date:
11 July 2019

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Judicial Summary

Means tested benefits 鈥� employment and support allowance (income related) 鈥� treatment of payments from a trust (interest in possession/liferent with power to advance capital involving a discretion) when assessing means 鈥� how the trust payments fell to be treated on application of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (some fell to be disregarded, others did not) 鈥� whether payments were at regular intervals and voluntary 鈥� meaning of voluntary 鈥� inconsistency between Decision notice and statement of reasons.

Decision selected for reporting as [2020] AACR 5

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Published 20 August 2019