IB v Gravesham Borough Council and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: [2023] UKUT 193 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Poynter on 7 August 2023.
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Judicial Summary
Earnings and other income—Notional income—Construction of the phrase “reasonable steps” in regulation 64(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006—Whether limited to the “mechanical steps” required to apply for a student loan or includes consideration of the personal circumstances of the individual claimant—CH/4429/2006 not followed.
Housing benefit—Other— Construction of the phrase “reasonable steps” in regulation 64(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006—Whether limited to the “mechanical steps” required to apply for a student loan or includes consideration of the personal circumstances of the individual claimant—CH/4429/2006 not followed.
Human rights law—Article 14 (non-discrimination)—Justification.