Hi peeps,
I'm posting via my partner who has worked for local housing authorities for the last 20+ years as a private contractor.
She has worked for lots of local authorities housing departments on contracts - and we are opening up this thread to try and explain the facts of the new 'bedroom tax' benefit system.
We will give you the facts - even if they are currently unworkable and unfair to many people in tough situations.
To be blunt - unless you are disabled and you can prove you need an overnight carer - or you are a foster carer or a pensioner, you will be liable/effected by the bedroom tax.
Feel free to ask questions - but unless you fit into the exemptions above there is nothing anyone can do. Unless you barrage your local MP.
There are so many men out there that have 2-3 bedroom properties so they can have their kids at weekends and are now being told they have to downsize to a 1 bed property (or under 35 a shared house) I ask how are these fathers going to see their kids, and allow the children to spend the night with their father?
Approx 15 years ago the Government brought in a law about 'fathers being more responsible for their children' IE Absent Fathers. Now those fathers in need of support are unable to let their kids stay overnight, as they have no bedrooms - who is to blame?
The fathers want to have their kids to stay overnight, but the Government will only give them one room if they are on a low income or unemployed.
Dammed if they do, dammed if they don't.
I'm posting via my partner who has worked for local housing authorities for the last 20+ years as a private contractor.
She has worked for lots of local authorities housing departments on contracts - and we are opening up this thread to try and explain the facts of the new 'bedroom tax' benefit system.
We will give you the facts - even if they are currently unworkable and unfair to many people in tough situations.
To be blunt - unless you are disabled and you can prove you need an overnight carer - or you are a foster carer or a pensioner, you will be liable/effected by the bedroom tax.
Feel free to ask questions - but unless you fit into the exemptions above there is nothing anyone can do. Unless you barrage your local MP.
There are so many men out there that have 2-3 bedroom properties so they can have their kids at weekends and are now being told they have to downsize to a 1 bed property (or under 35 a shared house) I ask how are these fathers going to see their kids, and allow the children to spend the night with their father?
Approx 15 years ago the Government brought in a law about 'fathers being more responsible for their children' IE Absent Fathers. Now those fathers in need of support are unable to let their kids stay overnight, as they have no bedrooms - who is to blame?
The fathers want to have their kids to stay overnight, but the Government will only give them one room if they are on a low income or unemployed.
Dammed if they do, dammed if they don't.