'Bedroom tax' arrears concerns
Two studies have found that council tenants paying the so-called bedroom tax have been pushed into rent arrears.
Ministers argue tenants should not get spare room free
Ministers say private sector renters do not get spare rooms for free, and argue the change will save around £500 million annually.
Tory chairman Grant Shapps previously wrote to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon demanding an apology after his special rapporteur on housing Raquel Rolnik said the reform was causing "great stress and anxiety" to "very vulnerable" people.
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