SK and LL v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (IS): [2020] UKUT 145 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision of Judge Church on 16 March 2020.
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Judicial Summary
Sure Start Maternity Grants – whether application of Regulation 5A of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 (which disallows a claim for a Sure Start Maternity Grant if the claimant already has another child in her family under the age of 16), discriminates unlawfully against refugees with “pre-flight” children. Considers position under EU law (Article 28 of Qualification Directive) and under human rights law (A1 P1 read with Article 14).