Social Welfare Update: Vulnerability and medical evidence
Tuesday 29 Oct 2019
The appellant, TG, was a 23 year old man who suffered from a number of health conditions, both physical and mental. In relation to physical health, he was diagnosed with…
Social Welfare Update: Humnyntskyi – Home Office policy on Schedule 10 declared unlawful
Thursday 29 Oct 2020
…right criteria is applied. Regular updates should also be requested and preparation be made for litigation where necessary to challenge delays in decision making, failures to correctly apply the eligibility…
Social Welfare Update: Revised benefit cap does not discriminate against lone parents with children below school age under arts 14 and 8 ECHR nor does it breach art 3(1) UNCRC
Tuesday 28 May 2019
The benefit cap imposes a cap on the total amount of annual welfare benefits that a given household can receive. The legality of the previous scheme was upheld (by a…
Social Welfare Update: Court of Appeal decision on capacity to use social media, consent to sexual relations and residence warns against “silos” when analysing capacity
Thursday 31 Oct 2019
B, a woman aged 31, had learning difficulties and had considerable social care needs. She was a frequent user of social media, using sex chats and she came into contact…
Social Welfare Update: No looked-after needs under Care Act 2014 in absence of objective evidence of requirement for social worker support
Tuesday 3 Dec 2019
…it was incompatible with his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (“the Convention”). SA argued that he had a need for social worker support to access food and medication…
Bethan Harris
Call: 1990
Bethan Harris is an experienced barrister specialising in community care law, social housing, Court of Protection and related areas of public law. Bethan was shortlisted for Court of Protection and…
Zehrah Hasan
Call: 2016
…Zehrah has previously worked at several leading non-profit organisations in the sector, including as the Advocacy Director of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), as a Consultant…
COVID-19 – Why the modest relaxation of the ‘hostile environment’ does not go far enough
Saturday 16 May 2020
…imposed by the Home Office which restrict and control migrants’ abilities to work, to study, to rent accommodation, to access welfare entitlements and to use the NHS. The majority of…
Issue 55 – 23rd April 2007
Monday 23 Apr 2007
…they work? (repeat) Thursday 14 June 2007 from 18:30 to 20:00 Click Here to book a place Eligibility for Social Welfare Assistance (repeat) Thursday 21 June 2007 from 18:30 to…
Social Welfare Update: Prioritisation of orthodox Jewish community in allocating social housing did not result in unlawful discrimination
Tuesday 16 Jul 2019
The Agudas Israel Housing Association (AIHA) was a charitable housing association and private registered provider of social housing. One of its charitable objects was to carry on, for the benefit…
