Bedroom Tax

tomtom256

calcotti said:

The point being made was that as OP rents privately whether or not the attic counts as a bedroom is irrelevant because the ‘bedroom tax’ doesn’t apply anyway, it is the relevant LHA that matters and that is based on number of people not bedrooms.

Yes, sorry, put that why, I misunderstood the original point, of course it makes no difference with the LHA, as they would still only get the 2 bed rate. That part didn't even enter my head.

Lifematters

tomtom256 said:

Lifematters said:

There is no ‘bedroom tax’ in private rents. Housing benefits use the Local Housing Allowance for private tenants, which is based on your needs and not how many bedrooms you have. 

If you want to discuss scemantics, then there is no such thing as a bedroom tax and only an under occupancy charge or local housing allowance, depending on how you rent.

But that doesn't really help the OP.

That’s why I put it in inverted commas