Monday 1 July 2013

Bedroom Tax still making the headlines

We’re not surprised really are you? The Government’s Bedroom Tax or under-occupancy charge came into effect on April 1st of this year and is not popular among tenants. And we’re betting it has caused plenty of upheaval for landlords too.

In May we saw the first casualty of the new policy when Stephanie Bottrill took her own life. She was very clear about who she blamed in a note left to her son. It read: "Don't blame yourself for me ending my life. The only people to blame are the Government."

This month a march organised by the Birmingham Benefit Justice Campaign took place in her memory and was reported by the BBC. Bridget Parsons who is one of the organisers said of the Bedroom Tax: “It's throwing thousands of people across the country into despair. People simply can't afford to pay, they're facing eviction.”

The BBC also revealed the findings of a ‘report by the University of Cambridge and seven housing associations across the eastern region’. It claimed that the Bedroom Tax did not work and only increased the need for one-bedroom properties in the region which would take years to build. In the interim period tenants are facing increased financial difficulty.

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