Claims for Universal Credit (UC) – whether Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is entitled to withhold payment of UC from an individual who does not have a National Insurance number (NINo) until such time as a NINo is allocated to that person – proper interpretation of section 1(1B) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 – dicta in CH/4085/2007 considered – regulation 5 of the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013 considered – whether ECHR A1P1 engaged – whether unlawful indirect discrimination contrary to section 19 of the Equality Act 2010.
Citations:
[2022] UKUT 189 (AAC)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Benefits
Updated: 12 September 2022; Ref: scu.680370