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.
@9LK6Y631 day1D
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.
@9L2VYKM4wks4W
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.
@929W2672yrs2Y
No but they should have to pay tax on each spare room
@8ZMXB2F2yrs2Y
Do away with counsil housing all together. They can go work and pay their own way.
@8ZKKW6J2yrs2Y
Try to assign council housing to match the number of occupants
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