spare room subsidy (bedroom tax)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:public_policy
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gptkbp:administeredBy |
local authorities
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gptkbp:affects |
working-age tenants
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gptkbp:aimsTo |
encouraging efficient use of social housing
reducing welfare spending |
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
bedroom tax
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
social housing tenants
tenant has spare bedroom |
gptkbp:compatibleWith |
pensioners
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:criticizedFor |
opposition parties
housing charities |
gptkbp:defendedIn |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
spare room subsidy (bedroom tax)
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
2013
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gptkbp:legislature |
gptkb:Welfare_Reform_Act_2012
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gptkbp:percentageReduction |
14% for one spare bedroom
25% for two or more spare bedrooms |
gptkbp:reduces |
housing benefit
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gptkbp:subjectOf |
legal challenges
public protests |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Housing_Benefit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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