Ministers have doubled cash aid for Bedroom Tax victims and
local authorities will get a total of £35million extra to help those clobbered
for having a “spare room”. This brings
the overall total of support to stop vulnerable and disabled people being
thrown out of their homes to £65million. Since our Stop the Bedroom Tax crusade
began in January, we have insisted that a bigger pot for discretionary
payments was needed. The extra includes £5million for victims in isolated
villages with nowhere else to go. Read
more on the Mirror website.
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