The bedroom tax, ‘a policy that has no logic’

I wonder why they have not considered impossing the same criteria on claimants who get support for housing costs (motgages etc) who have an empty bedroom?

Perhaps only those who have not bought into the ‘home owning democracy’ but rely on social housing ‘deserve’ to be caught by the ‘bedroom tax’.

I think you 2 should stop giving them ideas.

And now this.

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tenancies/children-launch-legal-challenge-to-‘bedroom-tax’/6525992.article

here’s an overview of the JR from Hopkin Murray Beskine who’ve issued the proceedings ...

http://www.hmbsolicitors.co.uk/index.cfm?asset_id=1385

article in guardian about JR today -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/05/benefits-welfare

and more ...

‘A high court judge has given the work and pensions secretary 14 days to show why there should not be a judicial review of the government’s “spare bedroom tax”, amid concerns that disabled people will be disproportionately affected by the change in benefit rules.’

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/05/bedroom-tax-judge-ministers-review

Govan Law Centre’s bedroom tax petition has been remitted to Welfare Reform Committee for full consideration
http://govanlc.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/glc-bedroom-tax-petition-remitted-to.html

I love it when a well thought-through plan comes together…....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23122369

more unintended consequences as social landlords warn that the bedroom tax could lead to the demolition of homes as larger properties become increasingly hard to let in some parts of the country. http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tenancies/landlords-could-demolish-bedroom-taxed-homes/6527632.article