Further Bedroom Tax Humiliation as DWP Drops Supreme Court Appeal

The DWP has decided to drop a case against a father of two disabled daughters who argued that his children shouldn't have to share a bedroom.

Richard Gorry challenged the DWP when he was told he could only claim housing benefit for a three-bedroom house. Mr Gorry appealed on the grounds that his daughters' disabilities - one who has Down's Syndrome and one who has spina bifida - meant that they could not always share a bedroom. Mr Gorry also has a third daughter who isn't disabled. On May 15 last year, the Court of Appeal agreed that the Gorrys had been unlawfully discriminated against. But Iain Duncan Smith, the secretary for work and pensions, decided to appeal the decision with the Supreme Court.  Read more on 24dash.