spare room subsidy (bedroom tax)

GPTKB entity

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