Bedroom Tax Forcing Paid-Up Tenants into Arrears

Shocking new figures appear to suggest that social housing tenants who previously kept up with their rent payments have been forced into arrears since the introduction of the widely condemned bedroom tax. Data supplied to Jessica Morden MP by social landlords in Newport and Monmouthshire show that 55% of tenants affected by the under-occupancy policy have fallen into arrears since its inception on 1 April. Read more on 24dash.