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Carson, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Reynolds v Same: HL 26 May 2005

One claimant said that as a foreign resident pensioner, she had been excluded from the annual uprating of state retirement pension, and that this was an infringement of her human rights. Another complained at the lower levels of job-seeker’s allowance payable to those under 25. Held: (Lord Carswell dissented in part.) The claims failed. The … Continue reading Carson, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Reynolds v Same: HL 26 May 2005

Regina v Social Security Commissioner ex parte Akbar: QBD 29 Jan 1992

‘Temporary absence’ from the country did not require there to be an intended fixed date of return to be known at start of the absence, and a claim for benefits was not thereby defeated. The word must be given its ordinary and natural meaning, which is ‘not permanent’. Citations: Gazette 29-Jan-1992 Statutes: Social Security Act … Continue reading Regina v Social Security Commissioner ex parte Akbar: QBD 29 Jan 1992