The Bedroom Tax (also known as Spare Room Subsidy) is a change to Housing Benefit Entitlement that restricts housing benefits for tenants of working age (16-61) living in a housing association or council property that is deemed to have one or more spare bedrooms. Tenants with one spare bedroom lose 14% of entitled housing benefit and those with two or more spare bedrooms lose 25% of entitlement. Possible exemptions exist for tenants receiving a state pension, rent a shared ownership property, have a severely disabled child who requires their own room, have a foster child, or have a child how is on duty in the armed forces.
57% Yes |
43% No |
33% Yes |
43% No |
15% Yes, but only if they refuse to move to an available smaller property |
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9% Yes, but with exception for those with disabled family members |
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9LMW7N45 days5D
This is something that depends on individual circumstances; in some cases there are not available properties for people to move to. I do not support needlessly penalising individuals and it may be harmful to relocate people without just cause if they have lived in an area for a long time. However, if available properties exist people should be given the option to move into housing more suited to their circumstances.
@9LK6Y631wk1W
No, depends on duration they have been residents and extended family situation. i.e. grandparents need spare rooms for visiting family, parents of university students retaining the child's room and parents who don't have custody of children but need to make provision for. Disabled people may need spare rooms for overnight carers.
@9L2VYKM1mo1MO
No if they are receiving disabled benefits. Many disabled need spare room but dont need overnight care everynight and are suffering and should not be forced to pay bedroom tax. Especially those suffering mental health who need a spare room for aomeone to stay to support mental breakdown
@9JTN4842mos2MO
Yes, however should actively receive help in the meantime from their housing association or council to downsize to a different property suitable to their needs. Abolish the bedroom tax.
@9HKYK284mos4MO
Hard to see a simple answer to this one that wouldn’t either harshly penalise edge cases (eg where a household member has died) or give too much leeway to pisstakers. Would have to be case-by-case.
@9FVKSV67mos7MO
Only if they're not using the rooms, at all. Some people have a lot of things that need space and it's unfair to assume they should either have barely anything to qualify or get rid of things.
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