Jonathan Edwards – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases have come before the Court of Appeal challenging the lawfulness of the under-occupancy penalty on the grounds of the effect of that policy on (a) victims of domestic violence and (b) seriously disabled children who need overnight care.

Justin Tomlinson

(a) One victim of domestic violence has challenged the removal of the spare room subsidy in the Court of Appeal.

(b) One challenge in the Court of Appeal from a case with a disabled child who requires overnight care from a non-resident carer.