Housing benefit
for a 3 bedroom house in Manchester is on average £127per week.
The Cost of B&B for a family that has lost their home because of
bedroom tax is £650 per week
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/feb/18/illegal-use-bandbs-house-homeless
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As can be
seen from this article – B&B costs have already spiralled by 800% due to
the changes in Local housing allowance, which have resulted in many people
becoming homeless.
There is
also the hidden side of the homeless where people can end up on the streets as
local authorities do not have a duty to house single people or couples without
children.
This is all
before the governments ‘bedroom tax’ comes into force. This tax will result in many people getting
into arrears and those whom are families may well be evicted and have to be
re homed at far greater expense.
Again there
will be the hidden side of more single people and childless couples being
affected who will become homeless and not be rehoused.
The bedroom
tax will exacerbate what is already an overused service to rehouse homeless
families and there will be a lot more people homeless and on the streets – This
is a tragedy waiting to happen.
Please join
the demonstrations across the country and help campaign against the bedroom
tax.
