The government's controversial bedroom tax could
discourage people from working, a group of MPs have been warned. Speaking to a
select committee of MPs, a housing association chief executive warned that
people in part-time work are punished disproportionately by the policy and many
could be better off unemployed. Those
only receiving partial housing benefit because they are in part-time work are
penalised the same amount as those who receive housing benefit that covers
their full rent amount. The bedroom tax could therefore be a "perverse
disincentive to work," said Carol Matthews. Read more on the Guardian website.
