diamondjack   10 #13 Posted June 27, 2017 Mia leigh, as you will be under occupying by 1 bedroom, if you are on housing benefit you will lose 14% of your NET rent . if you are not on housing benefit (pay full rent) then the charge does not affect you. You say your child needs its own room, if you get DLA and have supporting medical evidence of the fact that your children cannot share a room then you MAY be exempt from the charge. Speak to housing benefits or your rents officer. If you do have to pay the charge and are struggling with it you can apply for a discretionary housing payment towards the shortfall in your benefit, this can be done on line at sheffield.gov.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
poppet2 Â Â 13 #14 Posted June 27, 2017 You don't pay bedroom tax if you are a pensioner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
*_ash_* Â Â 88 #15 Posted June 27, 2017 You don't pay bedroom tax if you are a pensioner. Â If the OP is a pensioner and has a 3 and 7 year old, then I'd suggest just sell the story to the Sun/Mail/Mirror and buy your own place with the proceeds (or at the very least have enough to more than cover the 'tax') Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
apelike   10 #16 Posted June 28, 2017 There's no such tax, it's a removal of a spare room subsidy.  As the media and most others call it the "bedroom tax" then its the common way of describing it. PS There has never been anything in housing or benefit law that was called a spare room subsidy, that was just a made up description by the government.  But.. its a 14% cut in benefits for the first spare room and 25% for 2 or more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   321 #17 Posted June 28, 2017  Not sure if I've read it correctly.  1 child needs (so I assume entitled) room of own (1 bedroom) that leaves another child who will have a bedroom (2 bedrooms) and you (3 bedrooms)  Or am I missing a brain-cell tonight  They are very dis-engenuous with allocating rooms, even if someone is disabled and needs extensive care they will not accept they require (at least) one room to themselves.  As the media and most others call it the "bedroom tax" then its the common way of describing it. PS There has never been anything in housing or benefit law that was called a spare room subsidy, that was just a made up description by the government. But.. its a 14% cut in benefits for the first spare room and 25% for 2 or more.  It was a good idea, really poorly executed.  There were never enough spare houses available for people to swap to so it was a no-go from the start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
gomgeg   10 #18 Posted June 28, 2017 As the media and most others call it the "bedroom tax" then its the common way of describing it. PS There has never been anything in housing or benefit law that was called a spare room subsidy, that was just a made up description by the government. But.. its a 14% cut in benefits for the first spare room and 25% for 2 or more. I understand that, but if someone is living in a property bigger than is needed surely the economic rent should be payed, especially when there are families living in over-crowded accommodation. Nevertheless I tend to agree with geared that it was a good idea poorly executed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   90 #19 Posted June 28, 2017 There's no such tax, it's a removal of a spare room subsidy. If a house or flat is bigger than another one and everything else is equal it will be more expensive to either rent or buy. That's economics for you. A good point. "Bedroom Tax" is just what its opponents call it (cf. "Poll Tax", meaning the Community Charge). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ms Macbeth   76 #20 Posted June 28, 2017 A good point. "Bedroom Tax" is just what its opponents call it (cf. "Poll Tax", meaning the Community Charge).  And of course the latest 'tax', Dementia Tax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   90 #21 Posted June 29, 2017 And of course the latest 'tax', Dementia Tax. True. Odd, isn't it, that left-wingers simultaneously: a. deem unwelcome imposts to be "tax" as a pejorative term; yet b. are always in favour of increasing taxes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DarrenS10 Â Â 10 #22 Posted June 29, 2017 True. Odd, isn't it, that left-wingers simultaneously: a. deem unwelcome imposts to be "tax" as a pejorative term; yet b. are always in favour of increasing taxes? Â The Left only want to increase taxes that other people pay. As soon as any tax increase impacts upon them it becomes completely unacceptable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
gomgeg   10 #23 Posted June 29, 2017 True. Odd, isn't it, that left-wingers simultaneously: a. deem unwelcome imposts to be "tax" as a pejorative term; yet b. are always in favour of increasing taxes? ??? Yes its strange that, wish I'd thought of it.??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
xsf7 Â Â 10 #24 Posted June 29, 2017 True. Odd, isn't it, that left-wingers simultaneously: a. deem unwelcome imposts to be "tax" as a pejorative term; yet b. are always in favour of increasing taxes? Â It isn't that odd as "left wingers" believe in progressive tax - so it's entirely consistent to argue against a tax on the working poor and advocate high-earners pay more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...