According to research by the BBC, only 6% of those hit by the bedroom tax have moved home – the supposed aim of the policy. Yet 28% of those hit by the punitive measure are now in rent arrears.
According to research by the BBC, only 6% of those hit by the bedroom tax have moved home – the supposed aim of the policy. Yet 28% of those hit by the punitive measure are now in rent arrears.
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