Thousands of one- and two-bedroom council homes have been
sold off since 2010, preventing tenants affected by the “bedroom tax” from
downsizing to avoid the penalty, research shows. Figures obtained by The
Independent show that a severe shortage of smaller council homes across the
country is being exacerbated by the Right-to-Buy scheme – leaving many victims
of the bedroom tax with no choice but to accept reduced benefits. In the areas
hardest hit by the housing crisis, more than two-thirds of council homes sold
off under right-to-buy since the Coalition came to power had one or two
bedrooms, figured obtained under Freedom of Information show. Read more on the
Independent website.
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