Bedroom tax?

Paul67barton

I have just had someone call on us promoting scope. I was told that he thought that the bedroom tax had been ruled unlawful in the courts. My wife is disabled now has a bedroom for herself because of the equipment plus she has a hospital bed, which means there's no room for me. I sleep in a separate room and also her full time carer. We live in a disabled adapted 3 bedroom house and have to pay the council £60 a fortnight extra. This is so wrong. We have no problem in paying for one but why have we got to pay for two. 

steve51

Hi @Paul67barton

Good afternoon & welcome.

I’m so sorry to hear that you are caught up in the “bedroom tax”

We have got “Benefits Advisors” & lots off info.

Please please let me know if any of these would be useful ?????

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I'm a carer for my mum and she lives in a 3 bedroom I get a bedroom payed for me to stay with her so she only pays for one bedroom 

steve51

Hi @Budgie2

Thank you very much for your email.

Are you happy with the “bedroom tax”

Is there any “info/help” that I can offer you with the “tax”

Thanks.

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steve51 said:

Hi @Budgie2

Thank you very much for your email.

Are you happy with the “bedroom tax”

Is there any “info/help” that I can offer you with the “tax”

Thanks.

Thankyou yes we are happy with that I don't think there is anymore help available really, but the third bedroom gets used by my children because I stay with mum four days and nights aweek and I doubt very much that they would help with that or would they I'm not sure? 

steve51

Hi @Budgie2

Thats Great !!!!!!!

Please please let me know if I can help you in anyway in the future !!!!!

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steve51 said:

Hi @Budgie2

Thats Great !!!!!!!

Please please let me know if I can help you in anyway in the future !!!!!

Sure will thankyou. 

steve51

Hi @Budgie2

No probs it’s my pleasure.

Pippa_Alumni

Hi @Paul67barton, and welcome!

There are some cases where families may be exempt from bedroom tax due to disability. Disability Rights UK have some further information on the tax which you may find useful, if you haven't seen it already.

BenefitsTrainingCo

Hi @Paul67barton

If your wife is severely disabled I would say you have a good case for asking for the under-occupancy to be reduced to 1 bedroom.

It's certainly worth writing to the Council, detailing the extent of her disability and what equipment she requires etc and asking them to reduce the charge to 1 bedroom and see what they come back with.

Let us know how you get on!

Kind regards,

Mary