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Yes council do pay less.so they should not be taxed for an extra bedroom.

According to the S326 housing Act 1985, if a bedroom is between 50-70sqft it should only house half a person, so why should I be charged full rate BT for my smallest room 68sqf

Table2
http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/docstores/publications_store/overcrowding%20excerpt.pdf

(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the
manner in which the floor area of a room is to be ascertained
for the purposes of this section. In addition, the regulations
may provide for the exclusion from computation, or the
bringing into computation at a reduced figure, of floor space
in a part of the room that is of less than a specified height not
exceeding eight feet.
(5) Regulations under subsection (4) shall be made by statutory
instrument that shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of
a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(6) A certificate of the local housing authority stating the number
and floor areas of the rooms in a dwelling, and that the floor
areas have been ascertained in the prescribed manner, is
prima facie evidence for the purposes of legal proceedings of
the facts stated in it.

Clegg insists bedroom tax will cut under-occupation


http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tena...ill-cut-under-occupation/6525738.article

After the end of this year the country will be having over-occupation. Even this so called capital injection to build houses that Labour are on about will only house our new stable mates. They'll be living in all the new builds (and we'll still be in our terraces), all paid for by the generous govt.

'Social landlords don’t have to collect the bedroom tax'
Current claims that the bedroom tax will increase the housing benefit bill by forcing under occupiers into the private sector are one dimensional. Social landlords do have choices on whether to pass on under occupancy charges. It’s a question of whether they do the maths and calculate the impact on their business and customers says Peter Hall, Managing Director of PHHS.
Lord Freud, the welfare reform minster, suggested last year that reclassifying property sizes for those to be hit by the bedroom tax may be an option some social landlords could consider. It was widely panned, but as Albert Einstein said: “If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it”. The idea of reclassifying property sizes for those to be hit by the bedroom tax may seem absurd, but do the maths; think of the social and economic consequences for existing tenants and the areas they live in, and it becomes less absurd, and more of a rational response
continue rest of story at http://www.24dash.com/news/housing/...ds-don-t-have-to-collect-the-bedroom-tax

ps i have just emailed info to WPH

Bedroom Tax does affect pensioners from April 2013! Oh what a tangled WEBB we weave Minister


http://speye.wordpress.com/2013/02/...oh-what-a-tangled-webb-we-weave-minister

interesting read!!

Heard today at a Union meeting that WPH have no intention of building one beds. as it is not in their interest, because the chargeable rents would be so low.

Heard on the Radio that council tax benefits are also getting cut. Luckily these both don't affect me but I can see a lot of families struggling come April

I heard they were turning some 3 bed into 2 bed maybe that's what there doing in the one next to mine because they've been in there for about 2 weeks seems like putting new floors in & a lot of banging going on tho there seems to be a few empty properties on this estate that I applied for but I took this one on a private rental because its handy for were I need to be & couldn't wait for the council.

The Exchange groups on f.b are, in principle, a Good Idea.
However, nobody wants to exchange a 1bed to a 3!
It is all 2>3beds or 3 beds wanting twos!

Thus, it seems that to rehome/swap an under occupyed 3 bed. means a two way swop!

Who can afford that? Removals/carpets/curtains etc

and lets not forget our pets, not allowed in the imaginary boxes.

kevinx

Tenants avoid bedroom tax after Knowsley reclassifies homes
15/02/2013
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tena...sley-reclassifies-homes/6525752.article#

also covered on this link
http://speye.wordpress.com/2013/02/