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Charles Alexis Beattie – v – Secretary of State for Social Security: CA 9 Apr 2001

Regular payments from a structured settlement which had been awarded as damages in a personal injury action were capital treated as income under the regulations, and the entitlement to income support was to be affected accordingly. The regulations stated that capital payable by installments or income received under an annuity were to be treated as … Continue reading Charles Alexis Beattie – v – Secretary of State for Social Security: CA 9 Apr 2001

Chief Adjudication Officer v Stafford and Banks: HL 29 Jun 2001

The appellant first applied for income support and then for job seeker’s allowance in respect of periods between terms. He was employed as a classroom assistant in a school, and was not paid outside term. He sought but could not obtain work. He was denied benefits. He claimed that when averaged over the year including … Continue reading Chief Adjudication Officer v Stafford and Banks: HL 29 Jun 2001