How much bedroom tax?

bravo20

Hi. I'm after a bit of advice. My son's starting work next week and his take home pay will be approx. £718 per calendar month. How can I find out how much bedroom tax he will have to pay? My rent is £93.76 per week and I get £69.41 housing benefit.


TIA

HappyMJ

None. Bedroom tax does not exist.

bravo20

I wish it didn't.

Caz3121

bedroom tax (not its real name) is a reduction in housing benefit in social housing based on the number of surplus bedrooms
I believe you should be asking about non-dependent deductions which is the amount your housing benefit would be reduced by based on his income
you should be able to find details on your local councils site
http://www.wkda.org.uk/downloads/non-dependant_deductions.pdf
so it looks like your HB would be reduced by £33.40 per week...you can then agree with him how much board he needs to pay

HappyMJ

bravo20 wrote: »

I wish it didn't.

Seriously it doesn't. The media made up that name. Do you pay rent to a housing association or council? If you have an empty bedroom your housing benefit could be reduced if you have an empty room. If your son is moving back in you'll be entitled to more housing benefit as you have a need for an extra bedroom not less. Then the higher rate of housing benefit will then be reduced by a non dependant deduction so you'll end up with almost the same amount as before.

specialboy

bravo20 wrote: »

I wish it didn't.

Your wish has come true, it doesn't exist.