Secretary of State for Work & Pensions (appellant) v NJ (respondent)

Tuesday 16 December 2025

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions appeal the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) issued on 5 July 2024. By that decision, the Upper Tribunal refused the Appellant’s appeal from a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) dated 16 September 2022. On that date, the FTT allowed the Respondent’s appeal against decisions of the Appellant that the Respondent was not entitled to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) during several periods when she was absent from Great Britain and that there had accordingly been overpayments of ESA to her which were recoverable.

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