SS v Copeland Borough Council (HB): [2016] UKUT 115 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Ward on 29 February 2016.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 1 December 2016

• Categories: Housing and council tax benefits
• Sub-categories: Housing and council tax benefits - recovery of overpayments
• Judges: Ward, C
• Decision date: 29 February 2016

Read the full decision in CH/4608/2014.

Judicial Summary

Where LA seeks to recover overpaid HB from a landlord, open to landlord to raise matters going to whether tenant overpaid, even if in earlier proceedings between the tenant and local authority the tenant has taken no or insufficient steps to challenge.

Published 1 December 2016