Update! Our Know Your Human Rights tool for women survivors has now been launched. You can access it here: www.knowyourhumanrights-domesticabusesurvivors.co.uk Last month, the European Court of Human Rights found that the ‘bedroom tax’ discriminated against women who are survivors of domestic violence. Facts of the Case A and her son’s live in a three bedroom house, with a panic room. This housing is provided under the UK's Sanctuary Scheme, which adapts social housing specifically for survivors of domestic violence, enabling them to live safely in their own homes. A is a survivor of violent sexual crime, harassment, and stalking by a former partner. A receives Housing Benefit to rent her home. Following the change in legislation in 2012 (the so-called “Bedroom tax”), the applicant’s Housing Benefit was reduced by 14%, as she was considered to have one more bedroom than that to which she is entitled (as the house has 3 bedro...

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