2017-11-20 · Dublin
Challenge to refusal of Exceptional Needs payment
The High Court heard the first challenge to the Minister for Social Protection's refusal to grant an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) to pensioner Martin Finn. Finn, who suffers from asthma, arthritis and heart problems, applied for an ENP to purchase a winter jacket, claiming the cold weather worsened his conditions. On 17 September the Minister…