The grandparents of a severely disabled child have won
the right to fight their case against the bedroom tax at the Court of Appeal. A
solicitor acting on behalf of the family says that without the support of an
overnight carer, the child would have to go into residential care – at
substantial extra cost to his local authority. It is also argued that the
bedroom tax discriminates against disabled children, contrary to Article 14 of
the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Conventions on the Rights of
Disabled People and Children. Bedroom
tax regulations do not allow for children who need an overnight carer. Read
more on the Welfare Weekly website.
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