Tuesday, 20 August 2013

'No Homelessness' Pledge Over 'Bedroom Tax'

Bolton at Home has become the first housing association in the country to introduce a “no homelessness” policy to help ease the burden of the so-called “bedroom tax”.  The organisation — which owns 18,000 properties across the borough — has pledged that no-one in Bolton will be left without somewhere to live because of the new controversial under-occupancy charge.  The policy means any tenants evicted from their home due to rent arrears accrued solely as a result of the charge — or “bedroom tax” as it has been branded by opponents — will be “guaranteed” a move to another home, as long as they co-operated to address their issues with arrears. Read more on the Bolton News website.

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