The tenancy manager knows that moving can prove more expensive for both the tenant and the state. In preparation for the introduction of the benefit cut last December he helped Dave Ireson, 57, to downsize from a three-bedroom house on the estate, where the rent was £80 a week, to a one-bedroom property where the rent (paid in full by the taxpayer) is £113 a week. This move – triggered by a policy designed to save money by forcing tenants out of homes that are too big for them – has ended up costing the government more. It has also been very destabilising. Sounds familiar Alex Cadoux? Great article summarising what an inane policy this is, and that repeal of the bedroom tax needs to be a key goal at the next election.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:02:20 +0000
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