The "value" of property rights in social security law

Hopkins, N. and Laurie, E. (2009) The "value" of property rights in social security law. Journal of Social Security Law, 16 (4). pp. 180-206. ISSN 1354-7747

Abstract/Summary

This article provides a critical examination of the way that property rules are applied judicially in the context of social security law concerned with the assessment of capital, and especially in connection with the determination of ownership and the valuation of assets, which can have a critical bearing on entitlement to various means-tested benefits.