Tag Archive for 'entitlement'

Straws in the wind

By chief on 22/05/2009. 2 Comments

Yesiloz v London Borough of Southwark [2009] EWCA Civ 415 was concerned with whether a Turkish asylum seeker was entitled to housing benefit.

Ms Yesiloz arrived in the UK in the late 1990s and claimed asylum.  She moved into premises in Camden and claimed HB on 11 April 2006.  Her claim was rejected on the ground that she did not have a right to reside in the UK.  In January 2007 an Appeal Tribunal held that she was entitled to HB, but the Social Security Commissioner allowed the local authority’s appeal in June 2008.  Ms Yesiloz then appealed to the Court of Appeal.

In February 2008 she was granted exceptional … Read the full post

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But I was getting Jobseekers…

By NL on 12/05/2009. 0 Comments

R (Prince) v Social Security Commissioners & SoS for the DWP & London Borough of Southwark (Interested parties)[2009] EWHC 1181 (Admin) concerns what can only be described as a bit of a chancer.

Mr Prince had claimed Jobseekers Allowance. He had also claimed Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. He was found to have been in paid employment for 20 months while claiming JSA. The DWP told Southwark, who then found he had been overpaid £1000 HB etc.

Mr Prince attempted to appeal Southwark’s decision to the Social Security Tribunal who dismissed the appeal. The Social Security Commissioners refused leave to appeal and Mr P sought JR of that … Read the full post

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Access to benefits and proportionality

By chief on 13/11/2008. 10 Comments

While Zalewska v Department for Social Development (Northern Ireland) [2008] UKHL 67 is not a housing case as such, I hope that many of our readers will still find this useful and interesting.  It is the second time in a fortnight (after RJM) that the House of Lords has had to consider whether UK legislation preventing someone from accessing benefits is compatible with European emanations, but this time it is EC law that is under consideration.

The issue was whether a Polish applicant was entitled to income support having worked in the UK for 12 months without interruption.  She was required to register her periods of employment and had not … Read the full post

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