bedroom tax news

[id6052]

there have been quite a few developments on bedroom tax today

 

 

1. IDS has announced that foster carers will be entitled to an extra bedroom both whilst fostering and between placements
   
2. IDS has announced an extra room for claimants with "adult children" in armed forces
   
3. the dwp have decided to back down from judicial review in relation to extra room for disabled child in social sector
   
4. the dwp have decided to withdraw their challenge to an extra room for a disabled child in private sector
   

[id6052]

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Edited March 12, 2013 by id6052

[seanamarts]

Thanks for this id6

[RaeUK]

Would still like them to treat those who will never work due to disability or degenerative illness the same as pensioners ...

[jadeybags]

Hmmm was only reading earlier that the people with severely disabled children will still only get £2 something discretionary payments.

 

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/03/disabled-families-still-arent-exempt-bedroom-tax

[dyfed]

So if you got a kid in the army you dont pay bedroom tax?

Guess what my son will be doing when he leaves school lol

[honeybee13]

Or you could take up fostering.

 

HB

[estellyn]

Or you could take up fostering.

 

HB

 

But then they might actually give you a child to take care of!

[Nystagmite]

And what about couples where one of the adults is disabled and needs their own room?

[estellyn]

And what about couples where one of the adults is disabled and needs their own room?

 

Maybe they'll have to do what we do - sleep in shifts. My husband snores so loud it it can wake people two rooms away with two closed doors inbetween, and I toss and and turn all night due to continually waking with pain. He's an early bird and I'm a night owl, so it works for us, and we both get much more sleep. Also by being awake, my husband is around to help in the 'night' when I'm most wobbly and his sleep isn't constantly disrupted by having to get up with me.

 

But yes, not an ideal situation for most people.

[id6052]

And what about couples where one of the adults is disabled and needs their own room?

 

still no protection for them, might be able to get a discretionary housing payment (although no guarantee)

[Nystagmite]

Aren't those generally temporary?

[RaeUK]

Quite long, but an interesting read: If every tenant appeals ...

[id6052]

Aren't those generally temporary?

 

more often that not, as they are up to the LA's discretion

[dyfed]

Quite long, but an interesting read: If every tenant appeals ...

 

Very interesting read thanks.

 

I agree with the general theme for everyone to appeal. The system will explode. It will cost a fortune.

However as we know this government would move change the rules by stopping your HB until your apeal has been heared.

You just cant win.

[RaeUK]

Indeed, dyfed. Or they'll say they need to increase council tax to cover the cost of appeals. What I thought quite interesting, though, was the apparent difference between how Housing Benefit is calculated for private rents and how it is calculated for social housing.