 The UK Government said that 18- to 24-year-olds earn less and mostly do not live independently.They should be discouraged from living independently and there is welfare support for this group in other ways.Carson contended that Regulation 3 of the Social Security Benefits Uprating Regulation was "repugnant" to Article 14 of the Convention in conjunction with Article 1P because it discriminated against her based on the fact that she had relocated to South Africa for work purposes.