CPAG urgent call out for case studies on ‘bedroom tax’ and DHPs

CPAG is urgently looking for case studies following the Court of Appeal’s decision in R(Rutherford) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] EWCA Civ 29, which is to be appealed to the Supreme Court. 

We are keen to hear if any advisors have come across the following situations with regards to bedroom tax and discretionary housing payments (DHPs):

- Families with disabled children who have been affected by the housing benefit size criteria (or ‘the bedroom tax’) because they need an extra room for a carer or carers to stay overnight

- Instances where families have been refused DHPs because the local authority has exhausted its fund for these particular payments

The families may be renting in the private or the social rented sector.

If you are an advisor who has seen people in either situation, please send me a private message or email CPAG on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) before 10 February 2016.