The DWP has revealed how it calculated just 3,000 people
might be affected by a bedroom tax loophole, after criticism of its low
estimate. The DWP said just 3,000 to 5,000 households will benefit from a
technical error in the bedroom tax regulations. The DWP’s estimate is below
that of others, with some estimating around 40,000 could be affected. A DWP spokesperson said the single housing
benefit extract, a data source from councils, allows the DWP to search for
claimants dating back to 1 January 1996. The DWP estimate relies on 380
authorities recording the data in exactly the same way, for every week for the
last 18 years. Read more on Inside Housing.
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