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'Pernicious and vindictive' bedroom tax must be scrapped, say MPs
MPs have heard how disabled people across the country have had their lives devastated by the government’s “bedroom tax”. Labour chose the bedroom tax as the subject of its latest opposition day debate,...
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‘Unacceptable’ ruling on ‘bedroom tax’ set for court of appeal
Five disabled people who face losing their homes because of the government’s much-criticised “bedroom tax” will ask the court of appeal later this month to rule that the policy discriminates against...
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Disabled woman ‘left in coma by welfare reforms’
A disabled woman has been left in a coma, apparently as a direct result of the government’s welfare reforms, MPs heard this week. Sheila Holt was among disabled people whose cases were used by Labour...
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Council challenged over DLA in latest ‘bedroom tax’ court case
A disabled couple are challenging their council’s decision that their disability benefits must be taken into account when deciding the level of housing benefit they receive, in the latest legal...
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Bedroom tax ‘is pushing disabled people in Wales into complete despair’
The “bedroom tax” is pushing disabled people in Wales into “complete despair”, according to the country’s leading disabled people’s organisation. Rhian Davies, chief executive of Disability Wales,...
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Ministers give no ground as MPs call for ‘bedroom tax’ exemptions
Two Conservative ministers have refused to consider exempting disabled people from the “bedroom tax”, despite new research that suggests many are facing eviction from their homes. Lord Freud, the...
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‘Bedroom tax five’ will fight on after ‘baffling’ appeal court defeat
Five disabled people who face losing their homes because of the much-criticised “bedroom tax” have vowed to fight on, after a “baffling” court of appeal ruling that the new housing benefit regulations...
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‘Bedroom tax’ is causing severe financial hardship, say MPs
The government’s “bedroom tax” is causing “severe financial hardship and distress” to disabled people who can do nothing to avoid its impact, according to a committee of MPs. The work and pensions...
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Disabled grandparents vow to fight on over ‘bedroom tax’
Two grandparents who care for their disabled grandson and have been hit by the “bedroom tax” are to continue their fight for justice, despite a high court defeat. Paul and Susan Rutherford, who are...
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