Leeds Council ignores Freud threat A council has pledged to legally challenge the government over its stance on bedroom tax reclassifications. Lord David Freud, welfare reform minister, last month wrote to councils to warn them against ‘inappropriately’ reclassifying properties as having fewer bedrooms so tenants avoid the coalition government’s bedroom tax. Lord Freud said councils found to have reclassified properties without reducing the rent charged would face a cut in their housing benefit subsidy. Leeds Council has reclassified 837 homes as having one fewer bedroom each, but is refusing to reduce the rent. Peter Gruen, deputy leader of Leeds Council, said: ‘We have taken all the legal advice we have and what we are doing is perfectly legitimate.’ He said the council would legally challenge any decision to cut the council’s housing benefit subsidy.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:46:59 +0000
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