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Human rights firm challenges ‘spare room’ tax on behalf of two disabled clients
http://keepourcouncilhomes.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/bedroom-tax-legal-challenge/

Ah, anotber law firm cashing in.

What did you make of Rottyladys' recent post Chriskay?

(other than the kerching for Human Rights Solicitors)

DWP: bedroom tax will not be changed

Last week the works and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, asked officials at the department to "look again" at the how the policy will affect disabled people IDS was prompted into the move after the chief executives of seven charities wrote an open letter to himself and Chancellor George Osborne outlining their concerns about the impact the bedroom tax would have on disabled people and family members who may be caring for them.
However, the DWP has now announced that there will be U-turns on the plan
http://www.24dash.com/news/central_government/2013-02-25-DWP-bedroom-tax-will-not-be-changed

Thanks for keeping us updated.
This now is beginning to make sense.thought it was a bit unfair if they hit pensioners and disabled tenants.
Adults who have kids do need bigger houses as there is a big shortage of them. Cant see the point why poeple need 2 or three bedrooms laying empty and not being used,not unless its for the cat or dog haha.

More odd information:


http://www.tameside.gov.uk/planning/dwellings/standards

See Part C, under "Housing Acts", although I believe this refers to houses of multiple occupancy, and not family homes...

Part D goes on to say that new builds have no such limits imposed relating to room size...

It does also say in section B just above that the Building Regs do not specify minimum room sizes. The sizes are for rental properties.

Candyfloss
there seems to be a discreptionary with part of the article I posted earlier, after I read your comment I went back to the link to re-read it
beginning of article states

There will be no changes made to the bedroom tax, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said.

Then at end of article it states However,
* the DWP has now announced that there will be U-turns on the plan.*
A DWP spokesperson said: "**There is no change to our policy on under-occupancy. We will of course be monitoring this important reform closely as it is implemented in April and will ensure that the £155m in discretionary housing payments are being used appropriately**
I AM CONFUSED NOW

according to the housing act 1985 section 326
The 1985 Housing Act section 326 (see here) says: -

TABLE II

Floor area of room Number of persons

110 sq. ft. or more = 2 persons

90 sq. ft. or more but less than 110 sq. ft. = 1.5 persons

70 sq. ft. or more but less than 90 sq. ft. = 1 person

50 sq. ft. or more but less than 70 sq. ft. = 0.5 a person

Joe halewood states on his blog """One of the counter arguments to my view has been said there is no statutory notion of a percentage room and so this is all semantics. The above section 326 of the 1985 Housing Act disproves that as it says a room 50 – 69 square feet is for 0.5 of a person. 0.5 is a percentage not that there is half a person in any lay semblance of that term of course. So if the 2.9 bed house is in fact and can only be a 2.5 bed house as 0.5 is the ONLY percentage allowable in statute (which I don’t accept) then my point about the bedroom tax only being applicable where it is under occupied by one – that is 1.0 - bedroom, and not one ‘room’ - which is precisely what the A4/2012 says – means that the tenant is NOT subject to the bedroom tax"""

http://speye.wordpress.com/2013/02/...isited-reclassifications-mutual-benefit/

I hope they put the kettle on, lol!!!
http://www.24dash.com/news/universa...tm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.leighday.co.uk/News/2013/February-2013/Bedroom-tax-in-legal-challenge

That'll do for today, me- thinks

Okay thanks for all the info you have shared with us.Maybe we got our wires crossed somehow.
Keep us updated if anything new.
This year will affect everyone with job losses etc.The council are already planning to pay staff off this year.More on the dole.