Lib Dems Vote against Scrapping Bedroom Tax

Liberal Democrat members have voted overwhelmingly against pledging to scrap the bedroom tax outright. The party’s manifesto will promise to reform the policy so it only applies to those who have turned down a suitable offer of alternative accommodation, with blanket exemptions for some disabled people.  But an amendment to scrap the benefit reduction outright for both social housing and private sector tenants was rejected by members at the manifesto debate at the party conference in Glasgow. Read more on Inside Housing.