Thousands Were Waiting To Downsize Before Bedroom Tax

Almost 40,000 households across the North of England were on the waiting list for one-bedroom social homes just as the Bedroom Tax came into force. Opponents warned at the time that people had ‘spare’ bedrooms only because of a lack of available smaller properties following years of councils selling off their social housing stock.  Labour MPs across the North have reacted with fury at the figures, which they say highlight their concerns that thousands have been unfairly hit with the “pernicious” and “ideological” bedroom tax thanks to government failure to build enough homes. Read more on the Newcastle Chronicle website.