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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

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

16 May, 2012

Whether refusal of child tax credit to substantial minority carer is discriminatory under the European Convention on Human Rights

[2012] UKSC 18
Reported as [2012] AACR 46

14 December, 2011

Welfare rights case law (Supreme Court)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[2014] UKSC 56

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

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

Whether refusal of child tax credit to substantial minority carer is discriminatory under the European Convention on Human Rights

Overpayment recovery where claimant subject to debt relief order

Scope for judicial review of Upper Tribunal decisions by High Court or Court of Session

Scope for judicial review of Upper Tribunal decisions by High Court or Court of Session

Indirect discrimination by nationality justified in application of right to reside test

Power to recover official error overpayments under common law