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.
@9LMW7N42wks2W
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.
@9LK6Y632wks2W
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
@9JTN4843mos3MO
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.
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.
@9FDZHZN8mos8MO
Currently housing is poorly regulated and such rulrs will harm people's lives.
@9FDMGNQ8mos8MO
Benefits should be reduced when there are more than 2 spare bedrooms
@9DMBP7Y8mos8MO
Get off benefits is the key
@9D2TB3SConservative9mos9MO
No, but they should have to move into smaller property (as long as local) if under occupying by more than one bedroom or if living in ground floor flat or bungalow and under occupying when not disabled. However, financial compensation should be given to cover moving, travel to view property and redecorating costs, and practical help with packing and unpacking should be offered to those who are disabled and also childcare for moving day. Any adaptions for disability or upgrades to provide equivalent facilities to what they already have should be done in advance of moving. Tenant must not be financially or practically disadvantaged for travel to work or school.
@9CJDV7Z10mos10MO
Yes, but with exceptions
@9BZC4GS12mos12MO
Yes, but only if suitable accommodation is made available and they are not disabled
@9BNTW721yr1Y
My opinion is to complex for any of these answers
@99BMKKQ1yr1Y
Yes, but only if they refuse to move to an available smaller property within a reasonable vicinity of their current home.
@9BNNGH31yr1Y
No. There needs to be much more social housing available for a variety of differing needs,
@9BNHQ7D1yr1Y
If its 2+ more spare bedrooms than yes but 1 extra bedroom they should keep the property.
No opinion on this - it is extremely context dependent and unfair to not provide such context.
@9BH99991yr1Y
We should not have this kind of situation. If people are relying on the state to house them then there should not be spare bedrooms and children should share with siblings. Only if there is a medical reasons should this rule be varied.
We have a chronic shortage of social housing and need to ensure that decent, basic accommodation is available to all who need it but that luxury should be something that people work for
@9BFWYPQ1yr1Y
Yes, but only if there is a not a suitable smaller property available and there should be exceptions if one or more of the residents is disabled.
@9BCDQTR1yr1Y
Regardless, I do not support benefit programmes
@9B84XHJ1yr1Y
We should help the poor under a Fascist like Monarchy. Allow some to shelter if they have too.
@9B55Z4XConservative1yr1Y
No, they should get benefits which are parallel to how many people live there
@99ZZVBY1yr1Y
No, all tenants should receive equal benefits.
@99QYDG81yr1Y
Any surplus more than extra bedroom per tenant should be taxed proportionately
@99M4MJS1yr1Y
All benefits should be abolished.
@99JQ3NX1yr1Y
They should be forced to move to a smaller property
@99DHHB91yr1Y
Yes, if they refuse to move to a smaller property & with disabled care room exemption.
@99D64CK1yr1Y
Yes but with exemption for those with disabled family members or for separated families
@99C8FJ21yr1Y
Family of mother stay home of income benefits can hold more on and on smaller property homes is most of country decrease incidents
@98WBK991yr1Y
Yes but with exception for those with disabled family members and if said tenants refuse to a more appropriate property within a 5 mile radius.
@96Q9GXZ2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they refuse to move to an available smaller property or allow another tenant to use the bedroom.
@968WKHH2yrs2Y
Yes Under occupying might be discouraged. But should be consodered case by case, dignified support to move to agreed home
@962RHGV2yrs2Y
no but we should all be given council housing if we cannot afford it
@95WS7522yrs2Y
Such tenants should be relocated at public expense if the property is required for larger families etc; only if such tenants refuse to move or if there are disabled family members present, should any exemptions be given.
@9484TWZLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
No, provided that there is a reason for doing so (such as disabled family members).
@93RTGPW2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if that property is needed elsewhere and they refuse to move
@93RMBW32yrs2Y
Yes, but lower how much they lose
No, because we don't have the right mix of accommodation so people are penalised through no fault of their own.
@93HXDJ62yrs2Y
Yes, unless they need the extra bedrooms for children who live with another parent to be able to visit.
@93FBJFN2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they refuse to move to an available nearby smaller property
@936WY662yrs2Y
No, but they should be encouraged to move to a smaller property where possible unless they moved into their current one with the right amount of people for rooms.
@92RTNH82yrs2Y
No, more housing association properties should be built.
@92LVJ5X2yrs2Y
Yes, but set it to set it to more bedrooms than the occupants + 1 to allow for guests or family visits
@92KVTKQ2yrs2Y
No, tenants should not be living in council property that has more bedrooms than required
@929W2672yrs2Y
No but they should have to pay tax on each spare room
@9274DGZ2yrs2Y
Yes but only if they refuse to move to smaller property with exception of those with disabled family members
@9267SKPPlaid Cymru2yrs2Y
Provide incentive to downsize
@924YX9Y2yrs2Y
Housing (social) should be allocated yearly to the most needed people. If people want bigger then I they buy themselves
@922Q97R2yrs2Y
It should depend on their personal circumstances
@8ZMXB2F2yrs2Y
Do away with counsil housing all together. They can go work and pay their own way.
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