MP v Sutton London Borough Council (HB): [2021] UKUT 193 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Rowland on 30 July 2021.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
Published
6 September 2021
Categories:
Housing and council tax benefits
Sub-categories:
Housing and council tax benefits - liability, commerciality and contrivance [regulations 8 and 9]
Judges:
Rowland, M
Decision date:
30 July 2021

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Judicial Summary

Liability created to take advantage of the housing benefit scheme - tenant鈥檚 entitlement to housing benefit the same as it was before the liability was created - regulation 9(1)(l) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 - whether necessary that the creation of the liability be capable of leading to an advantage.

Updates to this page

Published 6 September 2021