European Court Lands Blow On The ‘Bedroom Tax’

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has landed a major blow against the ‘Bedroom Tax’ and how housing benefit is administered. Judges have ruled that the ‘reform’ discriminated against a domestic-violence victim who was forced to pay extra for her panic room. The case concerned the effect of the ‘bedroom tax’ policy on women living in ‘Sanctuary Scheme’ homes – properties specially adapted to enable women and children at serious risk of domestic violence to live safely in their own homes. Read more on 24housing.

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