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Bedroom tax breaches human rights.

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Greatnan Wed 11-Sep-13 20:28:09

So says the UN envoy. Good.

Jendurham Wed 09-Oct-13 23:29:36

wearespartacus.org.uk/accessible-housing-standards-urgent/
This has been kept very quiet. I know about Habinteg, it's a very good association.
I remember a few years ago that new housing was meant to be for all generations, and then all new housing seemed to be built with three storeys, obviously to get the third generation in without enlarging the footprint. Parker Morris standards used to be the norm. What happened to them? When my husband was in a wheelchair, I used to have to take him into the kitchen, thentransfer him to an outdoor wheelchair. The kitchen has double doors, so I could wheel him round to the front of the house, then transfer him into the car. This was because we could not get him out of the front door in a wheelchair.