Lords Fear Bedroom Tax Will Hurt Disabled Tenants

Peers have raised concerns about the impact of the bedroom tax on disabled people – and said discretionary housing payments will do little to help the problem.  Peers debated the housing benefit regulations in the House of Lords on Monday. The regulations introduce the bedroom tax, which will see an estimated 660,000 social housing tenants with spare rooms docked an average of £14 per week in housing benefit. The government estimates the policy will save £500 million a year.  The Department for Work and Pensions estimates 420,000 of the 660,000 affected will be disabled people. Read more on Inside Housing.