A number of disabled people appealed to the Supreme Court over the application of the bedroom tax to their cases<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court’s judgment ruled on a number of different points – the claimants were successful in some and not in others. The government also appealed and lost against parts of the Court of Appeal’s judgment.<\/p>\n
One case, centred on a lady who her appeal. Because of her disabilities she can’t share a bedroom with her partner. Under the scheme her family isn’t entitled to an extra room.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court said that the difference in treatment between children and adults was a breach of the human rights not to be discriminated against (article 14) and the protection of family and private life (article 8). The policy was “manifestly without reasonable<\/p>\n
Justice Lord Toulson said, “I cannot, with respect, see a sensible reason for distinguishing between adult partners who cannot share a bedroom because of disability and children who cannot do so because of disability.”<\/p>\n
What this means is that the part of the bedroom tax scheme which affected this case will be struck down – the government will have to revise the scheme to make it fair to adults with disabilities.<\/p>\n
Supreme Court judgment https:\/\/www.supremecourt.uk\/\u2026\/d\u2026\/uksc-2014-0125-judgment.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n