Supreme Court Paves Way for ‘Bedroom Tax’ Appeal

The Supreme Court has granted the Government permission to challenge a ruling which held that the housing benefit regulations discriminate against disabled people - a move which could have implications for the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ set to hit social tenants from next April. In a unanimous ruling back in May this year, the Court of Appeal (COA) held that the size criteria in the current housing benefit regulations (currently only applying to claimants living in private rented housing) discriminate against disabled people by not allowing an additional room where the disabled person has a carer or where two children cannot share a room because of disability. Read more on 24dash.