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 3.2k Non-Civil Parish or Community voters.
42% Yes |
58% No |
21% Yes |
58% No |
12% 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 |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 3.2k Non-Civil Parish or Community voters.
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Unique answers from Non-Civil Parish or Community voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@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.
@9ZSRHLC3mos3MO
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.
@9QWT87J7mos7MO
No, but housing should on a ‘need’ basis and re-assessed yearly so people can move to their ‘need’ level.
@9QW6FF87mos7MO
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.
@9QLSK838mos8MO
Yes but only if they refuse to move to a smaller property with the exception being they can stay in that home if they have been there for ten years or more
@9QJWJ698mos8MO
Yes, but only with certain exceptions, such as disabled family members or they refuse to move to an available smaller property etc.
@9QBRZFX 8mos8MO
Only if the number of bedrooms greatly outweighs the number of occupants, no disabled people live at the property, there is need for their property by others and a refusal to move to a suitable smaller property
@9Q72V5Y8mos8MO
We should have good quality housing and if the tenant refuses a social house they should go to the back of the queue. If a house is clearly too big then this should be reviewed
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