Bedroom Tax / Under occupancy advice

princessdon

Morlock wrote: »

Yes, in to one of those non-existent, one-bedroom properties.

There are often more choices if you look at both sectors and it is an option that you missed from the list.

Shared accomodation is plentiful too.

Morlock

princessdon wrote: »

There are often more choices if you look at both sectors and it is an option that you missed from the list.

Shared accomodation is plentiful too.

Because you say that shared accommodation is plentiful does not mean that it is. What research have you done to draw that conclusion?

princessdon

You got a postcode in mind and I can look at SH and PL 1 bedroom and shared to see how scarce they are?

Just done a google and there are 76 in my area under LHR

Morlock

princessdon wrote: »

You got a postcode in mind and I can look at SH and PL 1 bedroom and shared to see how scarce they are?

Just done a google and there are 76 in my area under LHR

How many people in that area are affected by the bedroom tax, is it more, or fewer, than 76?

Morlock

princessdon wrote: »

You got a postcode in mind and I can look at SH and PL 1 bedroom and shared to see how scarce they are?

Try Dundee (DD), I was just reading this article:

"Shelter Scotland last night warned the new tax could cause an increase in people sleeping rough. Director Graeme Brown said: "Penalising people for having an extra room also assumes that there is a ready supply of smaller or shared properties for them to move to. This is simply not the case in Dundee or elsewhere.""

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/3-300-dundee-households-to-be-hit-by-bedroom-tax-1.65284

supersaver2013

My mum is in her 50's worked for many years, but after recovering from overarian cancer and personal problems, has ended up suffering from anxiety, she does try and look for work....but after bringing me and my brother up on her own for 30 odd years, she would not be comfortable living in shared accomodation. Sorry if it offends people who are.

Dunroamin

Morlock wrote: »

Yes, in to one of those non-existent, one-bedroom properties.

There's no shortage of 1 bed properties in the private sector!

Dunroamin

Morlock wrote: »

Try Dundee (DD), I was just reading this article:

"Shelter Scotland last night warned the new tax could cause an increase in people sleeping rough. Director Graeme Brown said: "Penalising people for having an extra room also assumes that there is a ready supply of smaller or shared properties for them to move to. This is simply not the case in Dundee or elsewhere.""

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/3-300-dundee-households-to-be-hit-by-bedroom-tax-1.65284

Shelter is hardly an unbiased source of information.

Morlock

Dunroamin wrote: »

There's no shortage of 1 bed properties in the private sector!

"There is a national shortage of one-bedroom properties as compared with the number of households deemed to require this size of home..."

http://www.defra.gov.uk/crc/files/Rural_housing_and_economic_change_summary2.pdf

iluvmarmite

It's fine for people to say if you are under occupied in social housing and can't find a social housing one bed place then move to the private rented sector, but if you are claimimg HB it usually means you are on benefits or low income, where are you supposed to find the months deposit and months rent in advance as well as agency fees if you use an estate agent.

And as everyone knows social housing is very secure, private rented is not so why should someone have to give up a secure home, once you leave social housing you won't get back into it.