Bedroom Tax: 'No Resident to Be Evicted' Until Help Agreed

No residents in Bristol affected by the bedroom tax will be evicted from their homes until the council has decided on the best way to help those at risk, the city's mayor has announced. The mayor has called for an urgent review into the impact of the tax on Bristol residents and says no enforcement action will be taken until there is cross-party agreement on how to find a "sustainable way forward" in helping those hardest hit by the benefit changes.  He did, however, make it clear that no extra money had been made available to achieve this and that "creative solutions" would have to be found. Read more on 24dash.