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Bedroom tax - what is a bedroom
New judgment from the Court of Session in Scotland which considers whether a room is a bedroom or a living room (summary will be up in caselaw later…) -
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=e8c034a7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
:-(
unhelpful in the extreme…
it is isn’t it - summary now up - https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/caselaw/item/factors-to-be-taken-into-account-when-establishing-whether-a-room-is-a-bedr
Haven’t read it properly yet, but wonder if it is open to challenge on disability discrimination = they are treating this claimant the same as someone with no disability when her needs are clearly different - manifestly unreasonable? Ruth