The Department for Work and Pensions is considering issuing
fresh guidance to councils and tribunals following four successful appeals
against the bedroom tax. It will consider whether Fife Council or the
first-tier tribunal misunderstood the bedroom tax process. Although they do not
set a legal precedent, campaigners argue the rulings will provide fresh hope
for tenants who believe they are unfairly affected. A tenant of Kingdom Housing
Association had her appeal against Fife Council’s decision to cut her benefit
upheld by a first-tier tribunal following a hearing on 26 August. Read more on Inside Housing.
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