Monday, 9 September 2013

Bedroom Tax Victory

Ministers have doubled cash aid for Bedroom Tax victims and local authorities will get a total of £35million extra to help those clobbered for having a “spare room”.  This brings the overall total of support to stop vulnerable and disabled people being thrown out of their homes to £65million. Since our Stop the Bedroom Tax crusade began in January, we have insisted that a bigger pot for discretionary ­payments was needed. The extra includes £5million for victims in isolated villages with ­nowhere else to go.  Read more on the Mirror website.

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