Resident's 'Bedroom Tax' victory
A blind man has won his legal case against Westminster Council, which ruled he should pay more for his second bedroom. But his solicitors maintained he uses the room for storing equipment.
Bedroom 'is a misnomer'
Surinder Lall appealed against Westminster Council's reduction of his Housing Benefit, saying he relies on the equipment in his bedroom to lead a normal life. As the sole occupant of his housing association flat in Maida Vale, he was about to have his Housing Benefit cut by £12 a week.
He says:
"It enables me to function independently...."It's a misnomer to call it a bedroom, it's a room that is used for my equipment."
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