Government Spends £100,000 On Lawyers To Defend The Bedroom Tax

The DWP has spent over £100,000 on lawyers fighting a court battle to save its controversial “bedroom tax” policy. Ministers were told that the under-occupancy charge – which mainly affects disabled people – was “unlawful” and “discriminatory” by the Court of Appeal in January. The Government had been taken to court by the parents of a severely disabled child, who were forced to pay the charge on a room slept in by overnight carers and used to store specially adapted equipment. Around £50,000 of taxpayers’ cash was spent fighting the vulnerable people’s claims. Now new figures disclosed by ministers show £52,299 extra has already been spent on legal costs. Read more on the Independent website.