Bedroom Tax Means More Tenants Face Eviction

The head of Circle Housing Group, which manages 65,000 homes, has warned of a rise in evictions of tenants because of the government's new under-occupancy penalty, more commonly known as the bedroom tax. Nearly 4,000 of Circle's households are affected by the rule. In recent weeks the group has seen a "new pattern of arrears developing" likely to be repeated nationally, with 50% of tenants paying the charge in full, 25% part-paying and 25% not paying at all. Mark Rogers said there were simply not enough vacant smaller properties for people affected to move into to avoid the charge.  Read more on the Observer website.