Under new ''size criteria'', tenants with one spare bedroom
have had a payment reduction of 14% and those deemed to have two or more spare,
a reduction of 25%. Human rights lawyers
say that, unless the families move from their homes into smaller properties,
they face building up rent arrears and being forced out anyway. Eleven cases were brought before London 's High Court and
are said to illustrate the serious impact of the regulations on disabled people
up and down the country. Martin Westgate QC, for the applicants, told two
judges the regulations were flawed because they failed to deal with the needs
of the disabled and the amount of space and the number of rooms they
realistically needed if they were not to suffer discrimination because of their
disabilities. Read more on the Express and Star website.
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