Disabled victims of the hated Bedroom Tax are to fight it
in the Supreme Court. They are testing a ruling that the 14% benefit cut for
having a spare room is unlawful for families with children but not for adults. A
campaign lawyer said: “This is very positive.” Charity Shelter said victims
“are in real distress”. A judge decided the cuts were unlawful on families with
disabled kids who were unable to share a bedroom with another child because of
their disabilities, but said the cut to benefits of disabled adults was
justified. A group of disabled adults
have now won permission to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider, arguing their
case is the same as children’s. Read more on the Sunday Mirror website.
