The Centre specialises in appeals to the First Tier Tribunal (Social Security and Asylum Support), Upper Tribunal, and Judicial Review cases.

Examples of cases we may take on

• Judicial Reviews such as cases involving unreasonable delay, unreasonable requests for documents (for example - the documents do not exist) breach of a statutory duty, or decisions with no appeal rights
• Appeals on a point of law to the Upper Tribunal or Court of Appeal
• Cases involving the right to reside, habitual residence test or issues of European law
• Benefit problems for asylum seekers including NASS applications or appeals
• Appeals to the First Tier Tribunals. These could involve underpayment, overpayment and refusal of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Disablement Benefits
• Housing Benefit Problems including revisions and supersessions
• Social Fund Reviews
• Council Tax Benefit problems, for example - overpayments and  underpayments
• Disputes and appeals regarding Tax Credit Awards including overpayments and underpayments

Cases we cannot deal with

• Form filling, renewal claims, social fund applications, child support cases. social security fraud and criminal matters