J.D. AND A v THE UNITED KINGDOM - 32949/17

Arts 14 and 1 P 1 • Discrimination • Possessions • Reduction of benefit in order to incentivise social housing tenants to move into smaller accommodation • No distinction made in favour of certain categories of vulnerable tenants • Disability • Gender • Margin of appreciation • Proportionality • Test to be applied as regards the justification for a measure of social and economic policy

This judgment has become final under Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Ksenija Turković, President, ��������� Krzysztof Wojtyczek, ��������� Ale� Pejchal, ��������� Pauliine Koskelo, ��������� Jovan Ilievski, ��������� Raffaele Sabato, judges, ��������� Leeona June Dorrian, ad hoc judge, and Abel Campos, Section Registrar,

The case originated in two applications (nos. 32949/17 and 34614/17 against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by two British nationals, J.D. and A (�the applicants�), on 27 April 2017 and 5 May 2017 respectively. The President of the Section acceded to the applicants� request not to have their names disclosed (Rule 47 � 4 of the Rules of Court).