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.
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Response rates from 1.9k City of Southampton voters.
61% Yes |
39% No |
34% Yes |
39% No |
16% Yes, but only if they refuse to move to an available smaller property |
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10% Yes, but with exception for those with disabled family members |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 1.9k City of Southampton voters.
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Unique answers from City of Southampton voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZSRHLC5hrs5H
If a council property is underoccupied the tenants should be required to move to a smaller property. If one is unavailable it is the governments responsibility therefore they should not have to pay extra.
@9Q636GC5mos5MO
There should be a contract that states when they no longer need all the bedrooms they are given something smaller, to meet the current need. Social housing should not be seen as a right to reside for life
@9PG7QMX5mos5MO
This should not be a situation which is allowed to happen as we have a housing crisis, it also should not be an option to refuse to move to an available smaller property, it should be mandatory at the earliest opportunity
@8S9H8FK4yrs4Y
Yes but only if they have been living in that property for under 10 years, any longer then they should automatically be exempt from paying any bedroom tax.
@8N84KDD4yrs4Y
They shouldn’t receive benefits.
@9SYD6YV3mos3MO
Only if the house is significantly smaller than it needs to be for a family. if bedrooms are tiny and cannot accommodate the household and there is no other option to solve the situation then benefits may be lent out
@9QWT87J5mos5MO
No, but housing should on a ‘need’ basis and re-assessed yearly so people can move to their ‘need’ level.
@9QW6FF85mos5MO
No/Maybe - The housing association should be fined for not finding or acquiring suitable accommodation. Fine the tenant only if tenant refuses to downsize given a suitable offer.
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