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Appealing the Bedroom Tax
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mysterywoman10 wrote: »I think AB does know their case law
Then he / she should also know that you should rely on that case law (if it helps your case) rather than just citing A 8 or Article 1 of Protocol 1....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
mysterywoman10 wrote: »They have also exempted all bedrooms under 50 sq. ft in all properties and said they will be referred to as studies. This is a clear precedent.
Yes it will be a postcode lottery unless the policy is scrapped.
I'm not sure how one agency doing its own thing forms a precedent! Does that mean all the others who aren't are also precedent setting?I currently manage a Housing Benefit service and have been working in Housing / council tax benefit (as was) since 2001.
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Good question. I didn't quite understand the logic of it either.0
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fluffymovie wrote: »I'm not sure how one agency doing its own thing forms a precedent! Does that mean all the others who aren't are also precedent setting?
Perhaps precendent was the wrong word to use. The regulations leave it open to the agency to determine the size of their properties yes?
So therefore, it may also lead to other authorities taking similar decisions because financially there is no loss to them in doing so. In fact they are less likely to face arrears etc.
In this instance it was a Council decision not an agency and proposed by the portfolio holder for adults, housing and the community, it is probably more likely to happen in non Tory run councils I would have thought? The most wasted day is one in which we have not laughed.0
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