From Gail Ward via Unison ....the true cost of the Eviction Bill....errmmm mean Bedroom Tax....call it what you want....it still means people will become homeless, and plunged into deeper debt until we do something about it! Bedroom Tax Facts and Numbers 660,000 affected UK wide losing average £728 a yr Those affected lose £14 wk average Housing Association Tenants affected to lose £16 wk average. In Scotland 105,000 ppl affected =20% of all social tenants-estimating 40% will fall into arrears In London 80,000 tenants will be affected What about Lodgers? From April claimants with lodger can keep first £20 wk, but HB will then be cut pound for pound . Once Universal credit comes in tenants will be allowed to keep all rent but only first £4,250 annual rent is tax free. Evictions. Costs £40.9 million was estimated cost of just 7,000 evictions 2010/11 this expected to rise £350 million is total sum of arrears owed to housing associations in UK acoording to FIC 2 billion is spent on short term temp accommodation for vunerable homeless families (53,130) dec figures by gov show again this will rise. DHP pot £155 million UK wide is one fortieth of 1.6 billion cuts. 25 million of this pot is set aside for disabled Social Housing Stock has declined from 5.5 million homes (1980/81) to 3.8 million in (2010/11) two million homes in1980-98 were sold off under right to buy scheme. 1.8million (one in 12) on council waiting lists 2001-2011 price of average home was increased by 94% while wages rose by only 29% 4.8 million (18%) UK households were renting privately in 2012 Rent in London is 46% higher than national average Info from Unison The high courts are considering 10 claims brought against government (may 2013)
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:46:21 +0000
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