[Kizzy]

The govt are spending 4 billion more on housing benefit than before the bedroom tax....... What's going on? :/


Despite Mr Cameron’s warning, housing benefit expenditure grew from £20 billion in the last year of the Labour government to £24.3 billion in 2014/15 under the Coalition.

The same analysis found that total Government housing development expenditure has fallen from £11 billion in 2009/10 to just £5 billion in 2013/14 and £6 billion in 2014/15.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a6875311.html

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

The govt are spending 4 billion more on housing benefit than before the bedroom tax....... What's going on? :/


Despite Mr Cameron’s warning, housing benefit expenditure grew from £20 billion in the last year of the Labour government to £24.3 billion in 2014/15 under the Coalition.

The same analysis found that total Government housing development expenditure has fallen from £11 billion in 2009/10 to just £5 billion in 2013/14 and £6 billion in 2014/15.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a6875311.html

It Is Not a Tax
its a Spare Room Reduction

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

It Is Not a Tax
its a Spare Room Reduction

Yea! To go along with the Earnings Subsidy (previously known as Income Tax), and the Mandatory Council Money Gifting Scheme ("Council tax", of old).

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

It Is Not a Tax
its a Spare Room Reduction

Right pay me 'non contribution to thread 'tax of £1,000,000.

[DemolitionRed]

So the bedroom tax has been declared unlawful by the court of appeal and so the Tories need a change of policy. Same thing, another name.