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In an attempt to fight the Government's housing benefit cut
– dubbed the "bedroom tax" – Nottingham City Council has started a
petition calling on the policy to be scrapped.
One week after it was launched, more than 750 people have already
signed. The Government has given the city council money to alleviate the impact
of this scheme – £274,000 this year and £696,000 next year – but the authority
has said is not enough to help all affected households and may not continue
beyond next year.
Read more on the Nottingham Post website.
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