Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
7th February 2013, 16:47
Wait, what? ...OK, better not have any intentions of having any more kids...or just wanting a spare room for whatever.
People facing a cut in housing benefit because they have a spare room in their council home could work more hours to keep it, the pension minister has said.
Lib Dem Steve Webb said about 100,000 council and social housing tenants with jobs could be hit by the new rules.
From April families deemed to have too much living space will get less benefit - a change dubbed the "bedroom tax".
He told the BBC they could make up the shortfall by working longer - saying three hours a week would cover it.
Under the government's so-called "size criteria", families will be assessed for the number of bedrooms they actually need.
The change affects council tenants, and those renting from housing associations, of working age who receive housing benefit.
It does not affect claimants who rent in the private sector.
(More at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21366303)
People facing a cut in housing benefit because they have a spare room in their council home could work more hours to keep it, the pension minister has said.
Lib Dem Steve Webb said about 100,000 council and social housing tenants with jobs could be hit by the new rules.
From April families deemed to have too much living space will get less benefit - a change dubbed the "bedroom tax".
He told the BBC they could make up the shortfall by working longer - saying three hours a week would cover it.
Under the government's so-called "size criteria", families will be assessed for the number of bedrooms they actually need.
The change affects council tenants, and those renting from housing associations, of working age who receive housing benefit.
It does not affect claimants who rent in the private sector.
(More at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21366303)