Will The Bedroom Tax Affect Me?

meerustar

There is a facebook group set up that has lots of advice and files to copy and send to your MP etc, to try and get the government to do a U-turn on this stupid idea.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/antibedroomtax/

xsunnysuex

notanewuser wrote: »

Wow. Lucky her. Rent paid, cash in her pocket each week and managed to afford an £800 plane ticket.

Her boyfriend who is Australian is paying for her plane ticket. She will have to pay him back at some point.

meerustar

xsunnysuex wrote: »

Her boyfriend who is Australian is paying for her plane ticket. She will have to pay him back at some point.

You don't have to explain anything to anyone on here x

FBaby

The thing is, there is probably as much chance of her not coming back then doing so, so it wouldn't really be fair that this room should be paid and kept for her.

Mojisola

Would you be able to cope with someone staying for short periods?

There are exchange students looking for hosts around here every year so it would only be for one or two weeks at a time.

Mojisola

With commuting costs going up, there's also more people looking to stay near work during the week.

I used to stay Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs night as a lodger near work and travel home for the weekends. I'm sure I was a very easy source of income for my landlady.

xsunnysuex

Mojisola wrote: »

Would you be able to cope with someone staying for short periods?

There are exchange students looking for hosts around here every year so it would only be for one or two weeks at a time.

That would prob only cause more confusion with housing benefit. It would probably end up costing me more because my housing benefit would still change.
I guess I'm just going to have to find the extra amount.
Thanks everyone for your advise.

Morlock

xsunnysuex wrote: »

I guess I'm just going to have to find the extra amount.

That is the government's overall tactic. There are not enough suitable properties for affected housing benefit claimants to rehouse themselves, so the government are relying on tenants to stay put and absorb the cost themselves. It doesn't matter whether or not this results in tenants suffering financial hardship.

meerustar

Morlock wrote: »

That is the government's overall tactic. There are not enough suitable properties for affected housing benefit claimants to rehouse themselves, so the government are relying on tenants to stay put and absorb the cost themselves. It doesn't matter whether or not this results in tenants suffering financial hardship.

It's a shame though that so many people can't find that money. They are going to go into arrears as soon as the new charge is added. There are not enough properties to move into, so what are these people supposed to do? They'll end up evicted and homeless as they can't pay, and then what?

McKneff

It isnt a charge that is added. It is a reduction of HB.