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Middleton Meeting Debates How To Fight The Bedroom Tax

On 11 March 2013 By leeds11

Councillor Paul Truswell told a meeting in Middleton on Friday that Leeds City Council is looking at re-designating properties to help tenants affected by the Bedroom Tax. From April households who are deemed to have too many bedrooms will face a reduction in their Housing Benefit of 14% – 25%.

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Hilary Benn MP Speaks Out On Bedroom Tax

On 6 March 2013 By leeds11

As previously reported on South Leeds Life, tenants claiming housing benefit will be penalised if they have more bedrooms than they are deemed to need. Hilary Benn MP has today highlighted National Housing Federation (NHF) figures which show that 2,687 households in the Leeds Central constituency will be hit by

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South of the River – Where the cold winds of austerity blow

On 22 February 2013 By leeds11

The cold winds of austerity are beginning to bite. April is just around the corner and with it comes the Bedroom Tax and further cuts to the Council’s budget. The there are big changes being made to the benefit system. In October “Universal Credit” will shake up the entire benefits

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Plans to fight the “Bedroom Tax” in Middleton

On 18 February 2013 By leeds11

The campaign group Hands Off Our Homes have called a public meeting in Middleton to galvinise opposition to the Bedroom Tax. The Bedroom Tax, officially called the “Under-occupation Penalty”, is a reduction to Housing Benefit for people deemed to have more bedrooms than they need. It is part of a

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Hilary Benn MP says families will be hit by council tax benefit cut and bedroom tax

On 18 January 2013 By leeds11

New figures released by Leeds City Council show that an estimated 41,000 Leeds households will be affected by Government cuts to council tax benefit and the introduction of the Government’s bedroom tax. Government cuts to council tax, and the introduction of the controversial ‘spare bedroom tax’, will see 41,000 households

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South of the River – Looking Forward to 2013?

On 4 January 2013 By leeds11

January’s a funny time isn’t it? It’s named after the Roman god Janus who had two faces: one looking forward and one looking back. The media is full of articles reviewing the last year and looking ahead to what might happen in 2013. I think this is in part because