Friday, 1 August 2014

Police Warn That ‘Relentless’ Bedroom Tax Is Turning People into Criminals

The government's controversial bedroom tax has come under fire once again, with concerns expressed by police chiefs that its victims are being forced to turn to crime and unscrupulous loan sharks. Cleveland and Durham's Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) believe the under-occupancy policy is piling financial pressures on families across the region, and have highlighted that, according to the government's own figures, 59% of tenants struck by the 'spare room subsidy' have been unable to meet their basic housing costs. Read more on 24dash.

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