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bedroom tax

November 17, 2013

Disabled being hit hardest by the Bedroom Tax in Scotland

Disabled and sick people in Scotland are being hit the hardest by Westminster’s cruel Bedroom Tax, new research suggests.
November 10, 2013

Bedroom tax: much-needed affordable homes face demolition

Because of the bedroom tax, many much-needed affordable homes may be demolished, despite the housing shortage. The Observer reports that several housing associations, unable to let three-bedroom homes because of this controversial UK government measure, are planning to knock some of these down or considering doing so.
October 28, 2013

Church must stand firm on social housing

This is a time to be both politically and practically subversive in the face of a growing political consensus that is hurting the most vulnerable, says Jonathan Bartley. All of the main parties in the UK, including Labour, support the cut in housing benefit. Labour has said that it would not reverse it - or, indeed, most of the other welfare reforms - should it gain power at the next election. In the face of such a negative consensus, new social housing could become a central weapon in the Churches' fight to protect the poorest.
October 1, 2013

Afflicting the afflicted and comforting the comfortable

It’s a struggle to understand many government policies, when they so obviously achieve the opposite of their stated aims. Take just a few examples.
September 19, 2013

Bedroom tax has pushed one in three council tenants into arrears

Nearly one in three council housing tenants affected by the bedroom tax have fallen behind on their rent, according to new figures from False Economy.
September 10, 2013

Anti-bedroom tax coalition to defy ban on Glasgow march with lobbying

The Bin the Bedroom Tax Coalition says its protests will not be stopped by a ban on its planned march to the annual Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow.
August 4, 2013

Kirk maintains its resistance to the unjust bedroom tax

The Church of Scotland has expressed its disappointment at last week's court ruling in favour of the UK government’s so called bedroom tax.
July 30, 2013

Bedroom tax ruling ‘devastating news’ for disabled families, says Shelter

The High Court dismissal of a legal challenge to the ‘bedroom tax’ will increase the risk of homelessness for disabled families and vulnerable children, says Shelter.
June 14, 2013

Churches continue their commitment to housing justice

Housing Minister Mark Prisk was among those joining representatives from churches and housing organisations from all over the country this week.
May 24, 2013

Church speaks out against bedroom tax evictions

The Church of Scotland says people should not be evicted from their homes because of the new changes to housing dubbed the ‘bedroom tax’.