Bedroom tax

byeck823

hello i'm a single parent living in a 3 bedroom house i've took disabled and my son is probably going to live with my oldest son. i'm paying bedroom tax for one bedroom. can anyone tell me if i will have to pay for the other room to. and if yes how much will it be ? thank's for any advice. Peter  

steve51

Hi @byeck823

Good Morning & Welcome to our Online Community/family.

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My good friend Poppy will be able to help you with your question.

 Hi @poppy123456

Sorry but I have just come across this post & I was hoping that you can “shed some light” on it for me???

@steve51

poppy123456

Thanks @steve51 for the tag.

Hi and welcome @byeck823 if you have 2 more spare bedrooms then you will lose 25% of your entitlement. You could apply for a discretionary housing payment (DHP) from your local council but there's no guarantee you'll receive this and it's only paid for a short period of time before you have to reapply. If you apply for this then i'd advise you to get some help filling out the form because it's very complex.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/benefits/how_to_deal_with_the_bedroom_tax

byeck823

Thank you. I'm also house bound so turned one room in the a small gym for exercise. would that come in to my favour ? 

poppy123456

No problem. No, unfortunately, it's still classed as a bedroom.