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Bedroom Tax
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Does the bedroom tax apply to people who own their own homes and are on benefits?? or is it just people who live in council / housing association?
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It seems if you rent privately you can still qualify for Housing Benefit and so would still be subject to the "bedroom tax".
It's just a label Graham. :-) Less benefit or more taxation, it has the same affect on your financial state.
It seems if you rent privately you can still qualify for Housing Benefit and so would still be subject to the "bedroom tax".
It's just a label Graham. :-) Less benefit or more taxation, it has the same affect on your financial state.
I think the label was a very clever move though Graham by opponents of the change. The government should have got in first by labelling it 'a reduction in the spare bedroom subsidy'.
But for those who have to make up the shortfall in their rent I can see why its impact would be the same as a 'bedroom tax'
But for those who have to make up the shortfall in their rent I can see why its impact would be the same as a 'bedroom tax'
Use this to find the maximum housing benefit for your area and number of bedrooms.
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This shows the MAXIMUM that you can get in each area and size of house , many people will not qualify for the maximum.
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This shows the MAXIMUM that you can get in each area and size of house , many people will not qualify for the maximum.
The government tried to make that point but it didn't hit the mark because (a) it was clouded by stories of individual cases involving disability etc
(b) opponents argued (and may have been largely right) that there aren't enough smaller properties available
(c) more notice should have been given- maybe 12 months- to give councils time to find alternative accommodation and give people chance to move
(b) opponents argued (and may have been largely right) that there aren't enough smaller properties available
(c) more notice should have been given- maybe 12 months- to give councils time to find alternative accommodation and give people chance to move
It's that sort of manipulation I tend to object to. Wording stuff to sound reasonable but in affect to persuade me. Does it really matter what the justification is for wielding the stick ? I don't see this is going to make massive inroads into providing further accommodation anyway. I'd think it's a bit of an own goal, annoying tenants, but I guess one could say it'll affect mainly voters who wouldn't vote Conservative anyway.
