Thousands of Greater Manchester residents are sinking into
debt just two months after the bedroom tax began. Housing bosses say many of their tenants who
had their housing payments cut on April 1 are already in arrears.
One housing association says up to 70 per cent of its
affected residents are now behind on their rent. Housing campaigners have described the
situation as a ‘ticking timebomb’ – and warn the region’s courts could soon be
flooded with eviction cases. Town hall
bosses elsewhere in the country have vowed not to evict their tenants because
of the bedroom tax. Housing associations
and councils in Greater Manchester say they will do everything in their power
to help residents balance their finances and get out of debt. But privately,
many local housing bosses believe the no-eviction approach is unrealistic.
Read more on the Manchester Evening News website.
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