Pensioner challenges refusal of exceptional needs payment

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A pensioner challenged the refusal of an exceptional needs payment in the High Court, reported on 26 November 2017.

The application concerned a winter coat, with the pensioner’s solicitor arguing that requiring the need to be unforeseen lacked a legal basis.

The Department of Social Protection said the payment was discretionary and that its policy had not changed.