The complaint registered on 25 April 2016, relates to Article 12 (right to social security), 16 (right to appropriate social, legal and economic protection for the family), 17 (right of children and young persons to appropriate social, legal and economic protection) taken alone or in conjunction with the non-discrimination clause set forth in Article E of the Revised European Social Charter. The complainant organisation, Equal Rights Trust (ERT), alleges that the Family Allowances for Children Act [‘FACA’], as amended on 28 July 2015, violates the above mentioned provisions.

 Case document no. 1, Complaint registered on 25 April 2016

 Case document no. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility (French only)

 Case document no. 3, Submissions of the Government on the merits

 Case document no. 4, Response from the Equal Rights Trust to the Government's submissions on the merits

  Case document no. 5, Further response from the Government

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 5 July 2016.

 Decision on admissibility of Complaint No. 121/2016

 Decision on the merits of Complaint No. 121/2016

 Resolution CM/ResChS(2019)9 of the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 2019