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Bedroom Tax challenge in Court of Appeal next week
From Leigh Day:
‘Lawyers representing adults with disabilities will go to the Court of Appeal on 20th January for a 3 day hearing to challenge last year’s High Court ruling that the implementation of the Government’s controversial new housing benefit regulations is lawful ...’
http://www.leighday.co.uk/News/2014/January-2014/Bedroom-Tax-legal-challenge-goes-to-the-Court-of-A
judgment to be given on Friday 21st February…
http://www.leighday.co.uk/News/2014/February-2014/Bedroom-Tax-judgment-due-from-Court-of-Appeal
appeal dismissed ..........
From Leigh Day and Co ... ‘Bedroom Tax’ challenges to continue following Court of Appeal judgment
We are extremely disappointed by this Judgment and we are baffled by the findings of the Court of Appeal.
The Court recognised that our clients and thousands of disabled people across the UK had a need for accommodation not provided for by the new housing benefit rules, however the Court decided that disabled tenants should not have their housing needs met on an equivalent basis to their able bodied counterparts, just because they are disabled.
Instead disabled tenants are being forced to rely on short term and discretionary payments.
We are currently considering whether an appeal to the Supreme Court is possible. Our thoughts go out to the thousands of disabled tenants who continue to be faced with uncertainty, poverty and the risk of eviction.
http://www.leighday.co.uk/News/2014/February-2014/Bedroom-Tax-challenges-to-continue-following-Cou
judgment now available @
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/media/judgments/2014/r-oao-ma-v-sos-for-work-and-pensions