The Bedroom Tax Error Explained

A newly discovered bedroom tax loophole could see tens of thousands of households paid back millions in housing benefit payments. But who will be affected by it and what happens next?

·         What is the bedroom tax loophole?

·         Who is affected?

·         Are there any exceptions?

·         How many tenants affected by the bedroom tax are eligible?

·         What are they entitled to?

·         How much can they expect to receive?

·         Are tenants who qualify for this exempted from the bedroom tax    permanently?

·         Will local councils inform affected tenants?

·         What if tenants have already qualified for council crisis payments to  cover the shortfall?

·         I'm a tenant who meets the criteria. What do I do now?

Find the answers to all of the above on the Guardian website.