1,600 Crisis Fund Claims by Disabled People Rejected

Councils rejected more than 1,600 applications for help from disabled people hit by the bedroom tax last year, potentially undermining claims that the policy is not discriminatory. Lawyers acting for disabled tenants challenging the reform are considering using the figures if they are given permission to take their case to the UK’s highest court. Freedom of information requests, showed at least 1,637 applications for discretionary housing payments made by disabled people impacted by the bedroom tax were rejected by just 49 councils last year. The overall figure is likely to be much higher, as 154 other councils responding to requests did not record the data. Read more on Inside Housing.