Disabled 'refused bedroom tax aid'

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%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Nearly one third of disabled people hit by the so-called bedroom tax have been refused discretionary payments to help them meet the shortfall in their rent, research has found.

Demand for the support has tripled this year but applicants face a postcode lottery when it comes to being accepted, according to the National Housing Federation.

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