R (on the application of SG and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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R (on the application of SG and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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R v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions was a 2015 judgment by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom where by a majority of 3-2 the court ruled that the benefit cap, a British government policy limiting welfare benefits, was legal. The benefit cap limits British social security benefits to £500 per week regardless of the number of children in a family and the level of local rents. The case was brought on behalf of two single mothers. One known as SG was the mother of six children the youn
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British legal case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(on_the_application_of_SG_and_others)_v_Secretary_of_State_for_Work_and_Pensions
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2023-10-11T04:30:01Z
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