bedroom tax

Northern Ireland will face an unprecedented crisis in terms of child poverty, hunger, debt, rent arrears and mass evictions if mitigations are not extended, says Professor Eileen Evason, Chair of the Mitigations Working Group.

The court will consider whether social security tribunals and local authorities have the power to provide effective remedy to benefits claimants in situations where the application of regulations breach their rights under the Human Rights Act.

The Supreme Court will consider whether the social security tribunals have the power to provide effective remedy to benefits claimants in situations where the application of regulations breach their rights protected by the Human Rights Act.

A new report from the Child Poverty Action Group shows work does not pay low-income families enough to meet a no-frills standard of living.