Just half of all Cambridge
council tax tenants affected by the ‘bedroom tax’ are paying the extra bills -
running up combined arrears of £22,500 in just eight weeks. If households continuing to fall behind with
rent at this rate, there will be a shortfall of £140,000 by next April,
according to a city council analysis. In
total, about 500 Cambridge
families are now thought to be affected by the bedroom tax. While a third of tenants were expected to
consider downsizing, just one household has moved to date. Three offers are
pending. John Marais, a tenant
representative on the housing management board, called on councillors to rule
out evictions of families hit by the reforms.
Read more on the Cambridge News website.
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