In this decision (see todays rightsnet news story):

Tilianu V Social Fund Inspector & SS For Work and Pensions <2010> EWHC 213 (Admin)

the high court has dismissed an appeal against a decision of the social fund inspectors who refused a crisis loan by following the JC's lead about the claimant's right to reside.

In my copy of the CPAG handbook, the social fund is not listed as being a benefit affected by HRT...

I advise RTR failures to claim CL's all the time. Am I missing something?

I can't see any reference to R2R in the Social Fund Directions for crisis loans.

hi -

think maybe a badly worded judgment in places in that whilst they talk about right to reside in relation to the SF decision, what they really mean (!) is that the claimant had been found to be a person from abroad (who can only get a crisis loan for living expenses in a disaster)

indeed, whilst the Court says -

'The appropriate officer is bound to refuse a crisis payment in the absence of a disaster if the claimant has no right to reside.'

'As he has had a recent decision, refusing benefit on the basis of being a person from abroad, no crisis loan can be paid for living expenses.'

hi ... we've tweaked our news story ... see what you think ... cheers -shawn

me again !

... we've now added a link to the judgment from the rightsnet news story Whether formerly self employed EU nationals have the same rights to retention of worker status as former employees.