Law Group Warns Against Mass Appeals

A wave of mass appeals against bedroom tax decisions risks leaving people in limbo due to tribunal delays, law centres have warned.  The Law Centres Network has become the latest organisation to warn against people appealing en masse.  The LCN’s intervention is a blow to campaign groups that are urging 660,000 affected tenants to appeal against the bedroom tax.  Julie Bishop, the director of LCN, said: ‘There is a real risk that a wave of mass appeals will increase the burden on tribunals, leading to even longer waiting times for hearings and leaving people in limbo in the meantime.’  Campaigners believe mass appeals will make the bedroom tax unworkable due to the extra administrative burden and cost to the taxpayer. Read more on Inside Housing.