Urgent Question on under-occupancy penalty: 28 January 2016
28 January 2016 (updated on 28 January 2016)
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson MP, responded to an Urgent Question asked by Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Owen Smith MP, on the Court of Appeal ruling that the under-occupancy penalty has caused discrimination contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, on Thursday 28 January 2016.
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