Supreme Court - Welfare rights case law

1 December, 2021

Supreme Court unanimously allows DWP’s appeal against Court of Appeal ruling that government acted unlawfully in barring EU citizens from relying on pre-settled status to access universal credit

[2021] UKSC 53

9 July, 2021

Supreme Court unanimously rules that two-child limit is not incompatible with rights under Articles 8, 12 or 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights

[2021] UKSC 26

5 February, 2020

Supreme Court dismisses Northern Ireland Attorney General’s attempt to challenge roll-out of universal credit, holding that process used did not raise a ‘devolution issue’

[2020] UKSC 2

13 November, 2019

Supreme Court rules that local authority decision makers, the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal have power to disapply secondary legislation where it is in breach of Convention rights

[2019] UKSC 52
Reported as [2020] AACR 7

18 July, 2019

Supreme Court rules that social support may be given before or during an activity, but that careful scrutiny is required to establish whether a person is trained or experienced in giving that support

[2019] UKSC 34
Reported as [2019] AACR 26

19 June, 2019

Supreme Court rules that extension of Worker Registration Scheme was unlawful and residence rights of former workers following retirement should be based on ‘factual’ not ‘legal’ residence

[2019] UKSC 31

15 May, 2019

Supreme Court rules that discrimination faced by lone parents and their young children from the benefit cap is not 'manifestly without reasonable foundation'

[2019] UKSC 21

30 August, 2018

Supreme Court rules that refusal of widowed parent's allowance to unmarried partner is incompatible with ECHR

[2018] UKSC 48
Reported as [2018] AACR 36

15 November, 2017

HC, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

[2017] UKSC 73

1 November, 2017

DWP's Retention Policy and Special Customer Record Policy are not unlawful when applied to people with a reassigned gender

[2017] UKSC 72

9 November, 2016

Supreme Court rules that bedroom tax discrimination is not justified in cases of ‘medical need’ for overnight care, but is justified for sanctuary scheme cases

[2016] UKSC 58
Reported as [2017] AACR 9

10 August, 2016

Supreme Court refers to CJEU for guidance on whether EU directive precludes UK from requiring that transgender woman be unmarried in order to receive state pension at 60

[2016] UKSC 53

27 January, 2016

Supreme Court holds that refusal of income support to 17 year old pregnant A8 national was lawful

[2016] UKSC 1
Reported as [2016] AACR 26

29 July, 2015

Supreme Court refers three questions on lawfulness of DLA residence test to Court of Justice of the European Union

[2015] UKSC 55

8 July, 2015

Supreme Court unanimously rules that suspending child's DLA after 84 days in hospital breached his human rights under article 14

[2015] UKSC 47

18 March, 2015

Supreme Court rules by majority that regulations implementing benefit cap are lawful

[2015] UKSC 16

29 October, 2014

Supreme Court rules that Haringey’s consultation on council tax reduction scheme was unlawful

[2014] UKSC 56

30 October, 2013

Supreme Court rules that regulations creating back-to-work schemes were unlawful

[2013] UKSC 68
Reported as [2014] AACR 9

31 October, 2012

Whether EU national who left work due to pregnancy retained right to reside

[2012] UKSC 49

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[2019] UKSC 21

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