Victim of domestic violence and grandparents of severely disabled teenager win challenges over lawfulness of policyThe bedroom tax has been declared illegal by the appeal court due to its impact on vulnerable individuals,dealing a significant blow to the work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith.
Judges ruled that in two cases – those of a victim of extreme domestic violence and grandparents of a severely disabled teenager – the government’s policy amounted to illegal discrimination.
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Source: theguardian.com