Supreme Court to hear ‘bedroom tax’ dispute over ability to disapply regulations to avoid human rights breaches – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 3rd, 2019 in benefits, housing, human rights, news, Supreme Court, tribunals by sally

‘The Supreme Court will this week (3 July) hear an appeal on whether social security tribunals have the power or duty to calculate entitlement to housing benefit without making deductions for under-occupancy, where the application of regulations would breach claimants’ rights under the Human Rights Act.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd July 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk