Gosselin v. Social Sec. Min. [2016] 2 JLR 380 (08 November 2016)

Gosselin v. Social Sec. Min. [2016] 2 JLR 380 (08 November 2016)

Disentitlement to income support for failure to actively seek work, as provided by the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007, is not incompatible with the ECHR.

Citation
[2016] 2 JLR 380
Parties
Applicant: Gosselin; Respondent: Social Security Minister
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
08 November 2016
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Income Support, Actively Seeking Work, ECHR Compatibility
Social Security Law Human Rights Law Income Support Actively Seeking Work ECHR Compatibility

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Parties

Gosselin

Applicant

Social Security Minister

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the consequences of breaching a warning to be available for and actively seek work under the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007 are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Ratio Decidendi

Disentitlement to income support for failure to actively seek work, as provided by the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007, is not incompatible with the ECHR.

Court Disposition

application dismissed