Ministers should immediately exempt people
"discriminated" against by the "bedroom tax" rather than
write a "blank cheque" for legal fees, Labour has said. Shadow work
and pensions secretary Owen Smith told MPs the exemption should apply to
victims of domestic violence and the families of severely disabled children
following the Court of Appeal ruling. He said it would cost the Government
£200,000 to exempt 280 victims of domestic violence who have panic rooms
installed in their homes. Labour MPs could be heard saying "shameful"
after Work and Pensions Minister Justin Tomlinson confirmed the Government will
appeal to the Supreme Court. Read more on the AOL website.
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