Benefit cheat must repay £92,000 – BBC News
“A man who fraudulently claimed more than £92,000 in benefits for his mother in Bangladesh has been told to repay the cash or spend longer in prison.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: benefits
Martin v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
Martin v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2009] EWCA Civ 1289; [2009] WLR (D) 346
“Although English law might be the law applicable to the question whether a property in France, registered in the name of an income benefit claimant domiciled in England, was held on an implied trust for another, nevertheless, where the whole focus of the admitted common intentions of the claimant and the alleged beneficiary was on the provisions of French succession law as having the closest connection to the property, a social security commissioner was entitled to conclude that French law applied, with the result that there was no implied trust, the claimant was the beneficial owner of the property, and his capital, for income support purposes, exceeded the prescribed amount.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Shannon Matthews ‘aunt’ jailed for benefit fraud – The Guardian
“The ‘aunt’ of Shannon Matthews became the latest family member to go to jail today after the huge investigation into the Yorkshire schoolgirl’s staged kidnapping.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cheating benefit advisor jailed – BBC News
“A benefits officer who admitted falsely claiming over £75,000 has been jailed for 14 months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Apprentice star loses appeal bid – BBC News
“One of the former stars of BBC show The Apprentice has lost an appeal to overturn a conviction for obtaining thousands through benefit fraud.”
BBC News, 15th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drugs test for claimants sparks row over unemployment benefits – The Guardian
“Controversial government plans to allow Jobcentre staff to ‘order’ benefit claimants to undergo tests for drug and alcohol dependency are in breach of European law and unlikely to work, according to leading addiction charities.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Tilley – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“If a third party knew of a change that affected the benefit of a person claiming income support, he would be guilty of an offence only if he dishonestly allowed the beneficiary to fail to report the change provided that he had been active in some way in the failure.”
The Times, 5th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
R v Tilley – WLR Daily
R v Tilley [2009] EWCA Crim 1426; [2009] WLR (D) 249
“Where a third party knew of a change that affected the benefit of a person claiming income support, he would be guilty of an offence if he dishonestly allowed the beneficiary to fail to report the change, but to commit the offence the third party had to have been active in some way in the failure.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Disability claim sportsman jailed – BBC News
“A wheelchair basketball player from Merseyside who was part of a medal winning team at Beijing 2008 has been jailed for benefit fraud.”
BBC News, 15th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
Gargett v Lambeth London Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“An applicant who had been in receipt of income and housing benefit and had been paid her housing costs had not been deprived of the right to seek discretionary housing payments for arrears of unpaid increased rent on the ground she had already received her housing costs payment.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Lone parents told to be ready to work or face benefit cut – The Guardian
“The government will announce further stringent welfare reforms today which would force lone parents with children aged one or more to prepare themselves for work or face benefit sanctions.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Zalewska v Department for Social Development (Child Poverty Action Group and another intervening) – WLR Daily
“The United Kingdom’s decision to restrict the payment of welfare benefits for nationals of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic (known collectively as the ‘A8 states’) to those who had worked an uninterrupted 12 months in employment registered with the Home Office was compatible with European Union law.”
WLR Daily, 13th November 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Zalewska v Department for Social Development – Times Law Reports
Zalewska v Department for Social Development
House of Lords
“The United Kingdom’s decision to restrict the payment of welfare benefits for nationals of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, known collectively as the A8 states, to those who had worked an uninterrupted 12 months in employment registered with the Home Office was not incompatible with European Union law.”
The Times, 14th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Regina (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Times Law Reports
Regina (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
House of Lords
“The policy of disentitling persons without accommodation from receiving the disability premium to which they would otherwise be entitled in their income support amounted to discrimination within article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights but was lawful as it could be justified on policy grounds.”
The Times, 27th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Controversial benefit reforms come into force – The Independent
“The latest phase of the Government’s benefit reforms come into force today but faced immediate criticism, with claims they could lead to fewer poor children receiving child maintenance.”
The Independent, 27th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
R (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
“The policy of disentitling persons without accommodation from receiving the disability premium to which they would otherwise be entitled in their income support amounted to discrimination within art 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms but it was lawful as it could be justified on policy grounds.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Convicts push for benefits rights – BBC News
“Two inmates of Broadmoor secure mental hospital – convicted of murder and rape – are arguing for the right to claim full state benefits.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer and rapist launch bid for state benefits – The Times
“A convicted murderer and a rapist have launched a High Court action that could see convicted serial killers including Beverley Allitt and Peter Sutcliffe receive thousands of pounds in benefits while still incarcerated.”
The Times, 19th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act – draft regulations – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on draft regulations made under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 regarding the disclosure of information from the Department of Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in order to facilitate the assessment of a defendant’s financial eligibility for legal aid at the magistrates’ court.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service – Times Law Reports
Regina (Heffernan) v Rent Service
House of Lords
“Rent officers should not base a local reference rent on too large an area.”
The Times, 20th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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