Can anyone offer further advise pls,

I have a Portuguese single parent who has been refused Income Support because she 'does not have the right to reside in the UK for benefit purposes only'. I was told by the DWP she fails the HRT because she is not working or seeking employment.

She was previously working but because homeless and as a result of that she lost her job. She is claiming CB and CTC.
Any help will be appreciated.

Thu 30-Sep-04 12:25 PM by shawn

Hi - see my reply to southwestlaw1 @

http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=698&mesg_id=698&page=

Depending on the extent to which she was working she should count as a 'worker' under EU law and therefore would a) have a right to reside and b) be exempt from HRT

General enquiry whilst we're on the subject- has anyone won an HRT appeal since the new rules came in? We have a few cases which are likely to go that way and I'm having difficulty getting my head round how to successfully challenge them.