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Supreme Court bedroom tax winners taken back to court again
Jayson and Charlotte Carmichael

WHEN Jayson and Charlotte Carmichael received the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that the bedroom tax, in their case, contravened their human rights, they thought this was an end to their mammoth four-year battle.

It was a fight the Carmichaels felt they had to undertake, as the two bedrooms they have are both in use. 

Charlotte’s disability and the equipment she requires for sleeping means it’s impossible for Jayson to share a bedroom with her. 

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