The Supreme Court has held the government acted unlawfully in suspending disability living allowance (DLA) from a very sick child treated in hospital for more than 84 days, which caused the parents financial hardship. In Cameron Mathieson (a deceased child) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] UKSC 47, [2015] All ER (D) 90 (Jul) the court held there had been a violation of the boy’s human rights. The boy’s father, Craig Mathieson, commented that the decision was a ”fantastic legacy” for Cameron. About 500 families are expected to seek the reinstatement of their DLA payments following this case.
16 July 2015
Disability living allowance suspension unlawful
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