SM v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (JSA): [2021] UKUT 179 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Brunner, QC on 19 July 2021.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 18 August 2021

• Categories: Contributions and credits and Jobseekers allowance
• Sub-categories: Contributions and credits - other and Jobseekers allowance - other
• Judges: Brunner, K
• Decision date: 19 July 2021

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Judicial Summary

Department for Work and Pensions purported to stop unemployment credits, mistakenly treating them as a type of jobseeker바카라 사이트檚 allowance. Department for Work and Pensions treated unemployment credits under 8A Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 as if they were Jobseeker바카라 사이트檚 Allowance and mistakenly applied the Jobseekers Allowance Regulations 1996 to stop unemployment credits when the claimant refused to provide identification and was deemed to have failed to attend an interview. The erroneous treatment of unemployment credits as a type of jobseeker바카라 사이트檚 allowance (referred to as 바카라 사이트淛obseeker바카라 사이트檚 Allowance (Credits only)바카라 사이트�) was followed by the First-tier Tribunal. Observation made that the procedure and paperwork adopted by Department for Work and Pensions when dealing with unemployment credits may benefit from revision to ensure that this error is not repeated.

Published 18 August 2021