 Lord Hoffman therefore dismissed Reynolds's appeal.para 41

In Lord Rodger's opinion, Reynolds felt that she was discriminated against on the grounds of age, but that the UK government treated the under 25 cohort of Job Seekers Allowance recipients as being in a different class since they will be receiving less, and therefore will have lower costs, and that by paying a lower amount, the UK government was encouraging them to live with others, rather than on their own, in which case there are many costs that could be shared, para 45 and therefore there was no unlawful discrimination under Article 14.He dismissed Reynolds's Appeal.