'Bedroom tax' arrears concerns
Two studies have found that council tenants paying the so-called bedroom tax have been pushed into rent arrears.
NHF: 1 in 4 hit by 'bedroom tax' in arrears for first time
One in four households hit by the so-called "bedroom tax" has been pushed into rent arrears for the first time, the body representing housing associations said.
National Housing Federation chief executive David Orr said the figures underlined demands for the housing benefit cut to be scrapped to prevent families entering a "spiralling cycle of debt".
Under the Government's welfare reform, social tenants deemed to have more bedrooms than they need have had their housing benefit reduced.
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