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PUBLIC LAW/HUMAN RIGHTS
R (on the application of SC, CB and 8 children) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others (Respondents)
Case summary
Case ID
UKSC/2019/0135
Parties
Appellant(s)
SC
CB
8 children (Appellants)
Respondent(s)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others
Issue
The Supreme Court is asked to decide whether the 'two child limit', a provision of primary legislation which restricts payment of amounts of subsistence benefit for children to the first two children in a family, is incompatible with the Appellants' rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Facts
The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 imposed a limit of two on the number of children in respect of whom child tax credit (and its replacement, universal credit) is payable.The limit applies, with a few exceptions, to all children born after 6 April 2017, when the new law came into force.The Appellants are members of families affected by this two child limit.SC lives with her three youngest children, for whom she is solely responsible. Her youngest child was born on 11 July 2017 (and therefore after the two child limit took effect).CB has five children, the youngest of whom was born on 19 April 2017 (just after the new legislation came into force).The High Court dismissed the Appellants' claims, and the Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal.The Appellants now appeal to the Supreme Court.
Date of issue
13 June 2019
Judgment appealed
Judgment details
Judgment date
9 July 2021
Neutral citation
[2021] UKSC 26
Judgment links
Judgment summary
9 July 2021
Appeal
Justices
Hearing dates
Full hearing
Start date
20 October 2020
End date
22 October 2020
Watch hearings
20 October 2020 - Morning session
20 October 2020 - Afternoon session
21 October 2020 - Morning session
21 October 2020 - Afternoon session
22 October 2020 - Morning session
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