Admissibility – The applicant’s wife died on 14 August 1992. They had no children from the marriage. On 29 May 2000 the applicant applied for widows’ benefits. On 2 June 2000 the applicant was informed that his claim had been disallowed. The applicant appealed on 13 June 2000. On 6 November 2000 the Tribunal confirmed that the decision remained unchanged. The applicant did not appeal further as he considered or was advised that such a remedy would be bound to fail since no such social security benefit was payable to widowers under United Kingdom law.
Judges:
Lech Garlicki, P
Citations:
69076/01, [2008] ECHR 443
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights
Human Rights, Benefits, Discrimination
Updated: 15 July 2022; Ref: scu.268077