Bedroom Tax

I see that the impact of the bedroom tax on disabled children is now going to be taken into account when enforcing the tax, but I don't see how children are a different case from adults in this respect. If you are a disabled adult you may not be able to share a room with your spouse. Even if you can, what if you need a specialist carer to stop with you overnight? If you can't afford to stay in a home with a spare bedroom for a necessary carer, this is going to impact on your health. If the bedroom tax is going to be seen as unlawful for disabled children, it should be unlawful for disabled adults. I really can't see how any judge can say that the discrimination implicit in enforcing the bedroom tax for disabled adults can be in any way allowable for any reason. Surely discrimination can only by taken as allowable where there is no other possible course of action. In this case the other possible course of action is to not enforce the bedroom tax for disabled adults.

Carolyn wrote: I see that the impact of the bedroom tax on disabled children is now going to be taken into account when enforcing the tax, but I don't see how children are a different case from adults in this respect. If you are a disabled adult you may not be able to share a room with your spouse. Even if you can, what if you need a specialist carer to stop with you overnight? If you can't afford to stay in a home with a spare bedroom for a necessary carer, this is going to impact on your health. If the bedroom tax is going to be seen as unlawful for disabled children, it should be unlawful for disabled adults. I really can't see how any judge can say that the discrimination implicit in enforcing the bedroom tax for disabled adults can be in any way allowable for any reason. Surely discrimination can only by taken as allowable where there is no other possible course of action. In this case the other possible course of action is to not enforce the bedroom tax for disabled adults.

Hi C,

I am afraid that Bedroom Tax is beyond the remit of the forum, as are discussions.

We will have to wait and see what happens if/when this decision is appealed.

I will now lock this topic to stop it developing into a discussion.

bro58

Hi C,

See this link, the decision is now going to the Court of Appeal:

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=topic&catid=10&id=98820

Jim