Families Still Face Bedroom Tax Misery Despite Late Concessions

The UK's biggest union has dismissed the government's decision to exempt foster carers and members of the armed forces from its bedroom tax policy as a "cynical ploy".  Unite says that the exemptions will not help the majority of the 660,000 people set to be hit by the policy, which comes into force on April 1.  The union claims that separated parents who share the care of their children and families with disabled children will continue to lose out by an average of £14 per week under the new under-occupancy rules, whilst two thirds of those affected will be people with disabilities.  Read more on the Unite website.