Desmond Rutledge, in an interview with LexisNexis, analyses the government's new minimum earnings threshold for determining whether European Economic Area (EEA) nationals who claim out-of-work benefits as a jobseeker have acquired the status of a worker.
In this interview with LexisNexis, Desmond described how the minimum earnings threshold introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 March 2014 operates. Desmond goes on to discuss whether the new test could be open to legal challenge on the grounds that it produces a situation where it is inherently more difficult for EEA nationals to acquire the status of a 'worker'.
Desmond Rutledge is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Welfare Benefits Team.
