D&G REGION TO RECIVE CASH TO AID THOSE AFFECTED BY BEDROOM TAX - TopicsExpress



          

D&G REGION TO RECIVE CASH TO AID THOSE AFFECTED BY BEDROOM TAX SNP MSP for the South of Scotland Dr Aileen McLeod has today (Friday) welcomed confirmation that Dumfries & Galloway Council will see an injection of Scottish Government funding worth £1.6 million to help people affected by the Bedroom Tax. The Scottish Government has pledged £20 million to boost Discretionary Housing Payments in local authorities across Scotland, to provide the most help possible to people affected by the Bedroom Tax. This will see Dumfries & Galloway benefit to the tune of £1.6 million – taking funding for Discretionary Housing Payments in Dumfries & Galloway to the legal maximum. Shelter Scotland led the way in campaigning for an additional £20 million to top up Discretionary Housing Payments and have publicly welcomed the funding from the Scottish Government. Dr McLeod said: “The Bedroom Tax is a horrendous policy that should never have made it off the drawing board at Westminster. It is utterly unfair and is devastating the lives of people across Scotland who have no way to avoid the financial penalties. “The Scottish Government is doing what it can, with £20 million recently announced to boost Discretionary Housing Payments to help people in financial trouble across Scotland. “That will mean an additional £1.6 million to help people in Dumfries & Galloway and comes on top of the Scottish Government’s broader £68 million package to mitigate Westminster’s welfare cuts.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 11:18:44 +0000

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