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Should tenants receive less benefits if they live in a housing association or council property with more bedrooms than occupants?
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Last answered 1 week ago
Yes
13,375 votes
22%
No
48,053 votes
78%
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a. EU Referendum Bill Backed by David Cameron 'Killed Off After Liberal Democrats .co.uk
4 years ago by telegraph.co.uk
b. 'Bedroom Tax' to Be Abolished as the Coalition Is Rocked by Lib Dem-Labour
4 years ago by independent.co.uk
c. Nick Clegg Defends Bedroom Tax Policy Shift
4 years ago by theguardian.com
d. Norman Tebbit Attacks 'Bedroom Tax', Tory Peer Says It Will Cost Conservatives
5 years ago by huffingtonpost.co.uk
e. Exclusive: Bedroom Tax Is a 'Hasty Shambles', Says Poverty Group
5 years ago by independent.co.uk
f. Bedroom Tax Victims Urged to Prepare Mass Appeal After Tenant’s Legal Victory
5 years ago by mirror.co.uk
Data based on unique submissions (duplicates or multiple submissions are eliminated) per user using a 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Data based on 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Learn more about Bedroom Tax
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. See recent bedroom tax news