Monday, 27 October 2014

High Court Rejects Single Parents' Bedroom Tax Challenge

Three single parents, who claimed the bedroom tax breached their human rights by limiting access to their children, have had their case rejected by a High Court judge. The three claimed the imposition of the benefit cut could force them to downsize to homes where their children could not come to stay. But the judicial review was rejected yesterday, after the judge - Justice Stephen Males - said the provision of discretionary housing payments (DHP) had prevented their rights being infringed. Justice Males went on to comment that even if DHP had been refused, Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights would not have been breached. Read more on the Daily Mail.

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