Friday, 30 November 2018

Homes Lost Because Of The Benefits Cap And 'Bedroom Tax'


More than 60 households in Coventry and Warwickshire have been forced out of their homes by the benefits cap and so-called 'bedroom tax'. The figure was revealed in new government data showing the number of people who started a new tenancy in social housing in 2017/18. All households who start a new tenancy in social housing are asked why they left their previous flat or house. In Coventry alone, 25 new tenants blamed either the benefits cap, the bedroom tax, or a combination of both for their being forced to move. Fourteen of those said the bedroom tax was solely to blame. Read more on Coventry Live.

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