It would cost the Government less to exempt victims of
domestic violence from the “Bedroom Tax” than it would to fight a court battle
to force them to pay it, Labour has claimed. Labour’s shadow work and pensions
secretary Owen Smith asked DWP ministers how many victims were affected by the
under-occupancy penalty and how much it would cost to exempt them. When he did
not receive a direct reply, he said: “I am sure the minister knows the answer
to my question, it is 280 victims of domestic violence and it would cost around
£200,000 to exempt them.” Read more on the Independent website.
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