HA.. call Financial Privilege then and GET RID..!! THE “bedroom tax” is costing millions of pounds more to implement in Scotland than it will save, the country’s council leaders have revealed. Local government body Cosla claims the policy will cost about £58-60 million this year, which outweighs the estimated savings of £50m on the benefits bill. The measure, whereby housing benefit is cut for those with an unoccupied bedroom, was introduced by the UK government in April. Since then, about a third of tenants have fallen into rent arrears, and appeals for extra support have soared. Ahead of a meeting of council leaders in Edinburgh today, Harry McGuigan, Cosla’s community well-being spokesman, branded the coalition’s handling of the policy “incompetent”. “We always said that this policy was ill-conceived, unfair and unworkable, and should be abolished,” he said. “We are now seeing clear evidence that it costs more than it saves – a classic own goal by the coalition government. “Not only are they shown to be uncaring and out of touch with ordinary people, they are also revealed to be incompetent. They have managed to come up with a benefit cut that costs more than it saves.” scotsman/news/politics/top-stories/bedroom-tax-is-costing-more-than-it-will-save-1-3198019
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 08:57:52 +0000
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