Bedroom Tax 'Breaches Human Rights Of Vulnerable People'

The so-called “bedroom tax” breaches the human rights of vulnerable people, Britain's most senior judge has ruled. But Lord Thomas, the Lord Chief Justice, and two other senior judges face claims of “usurping the role of Parliament” over the ruling hailed by campaigners against the Government’s benefits changes as a major victory. The judges, sitting at the Court of Appeal in London, found that the policy discriminated against a victim of domestic violence and the family of a severely disabled boy because of the way it is administered. Campaigners hailed the judgment as a vindication for claims that the policy was having a “catastrophic impact” on poor families.  The case is now set to go to the Supreme Court. Read more on the Daily Telegraph website.