under the 1998 Human Rights Act and the European Convention of Human Rights her Article 1 of the First Protocol, Article 14, taken in conjunction with Article 1 of the First Protocol, Article 8 of ECHR and Article 3 of the ECHR rights had been breached. Judge Wilson decided that entitlement of Income Support is not a "possession" within Article 1 and that the demarcation line drawn by the Government i.e. between the ages of 24 and 25 were made clear by Parliament in 1987. These were extended in 1996. He concluded that it was an issue of social policy, and that the Government had demonstrated that there was "reasonable foundation" for the demarcation. It was also his opinion that: "Article 3 describes ill treatment of a depth which the level of payment to Reynolds wholly fails to reach". However, Reynolds contended that the demarcation between the age of 24 and 25 in terms of receiving state benefits was irrational. Judge Wilson disagreed, and dismissed Reynolds application. Justice Wilson found in favour of the Secretary of State, but gave Reynolds leave to appeal. Carson & Another v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Cited as: [2003] 3 All ER 577, [2003] HRLR 36, [2003] EWCA Civ 797 Two High Court cases which had been heard independently were brought together for the purposes of this appeal before the Supreme Court of Judicature Court of Appeal (Civil Division) before Lord Justice Simon Brown, Lord Justice Laws, and Lord Justice Rix which was heard on 17 June 2003: R (Carson) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from the Administrative Court of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales before Justice Burnton; R (Reynolds) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2002] EWHC 426 (Admin) (7 March 2002) from the Administration Court of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales before Mr. Justice Wilson. Lord Justice Laws conceded that the current situation was "haphazard", quoting the UK Minister of State Jeff Rooker who, on 13 November 2000, said: "I have already said I am not prepared to defend the logic of the present situation. It is illogical. There is no consistent pattern. It does not matter whether it is in the Commonwealth or outside it. We have arrangements with some Commonwealth countries and not with others.