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Housing benefit for social housing tenants

lucyloves
lucyloves Posts: 82 Forumite
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Does anyone know about the housing benefit chaging for social housing tenants with more bedrooms than they need? My parents are living in the family home after their 4 children moved out and are now facing housing benefit cuts due to having 3 bedrooms.

Cant find anything about it on here or cab?

Thanks

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  • xylophone
    xylophone Posts: 45,974 Forumite
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    http://www.housing.org.uk/policy/welfare_reform/bedroom_tax.aspx
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    Maybe if your family can't afford the extra rent they could apply to the Council to downsize and let another family have their family-sized house?
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Or they could put in for an exchange with a family
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • leo-lady
    leo-lady Posts: 3 Newbie
    Based on rent being £100 pw benefit cuts will be 14% and 25 % .
    it works out to £14 for 1 bedroom and £25 for 2 pw etc.
  • pstuart
    pstuart Posts: 668 Forumite
    How old are they?

    Only affects people of working age.
  • shazza71_2
    shazza71_2 Posts: 212 Forumite
    yep, i have someone coming out on Thursday about it, makes my blood boil. i will be penalised for having an "empty" bedroom, while my neighbour lives in a 3 bed house on his own wont be because he is retired !!! makes sense :(
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