Dromedary Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Should MPs claiming for 2nd homes also pay bedroom tax and do their bit to help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 What's bedroom tax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 What's bedroom tax? A "tax" you pay on spare bedrooms, don't know the figures though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 A "tax" you pay on spare bedrooms, don't know the figures though. Glad the farmhouse is pretty tiny then, when did this tax come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I don't know the ins and outs Andy, but i think it only applies to those on housing benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 What's bedroom tax? Sorry I wrongly assumed that with all the threads in the past on the introduction of a bedroom tax for housing benefit claimants that people would know. Its being introduced in April and penalises anyone who is classed as under occupying a property. They will lose a percentage of benefit dependant on how many bedrooms they are not using. Hope that's clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallow Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 The MP's need a second home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Sorry I wrongly assumed that with all the threads in the past on the introduction of a bedroom tax for housing benefit claimants that people would know. Its being introduced in April and penalises anyone who is classed as under occupying a property. They will lose a percentage of benefit dependant on how many bedrooms they are not using. Hope that's clearer. So it's not a tax then it's a benefits thing. Fine, MP's get publicly funded benefits for second homes, their second homes should be subject to the same rules as benefit claimants. Edited to add - you joined a few days ago...how do you know about "all the threads in the past"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Yes you are right its not really a tax but is now been commonly classed as one by the media etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Edited to add - you joined a few days ago...how do you know about "all the threads in the past"? Surely you know that anybody can read threads/posts without joining ? ---------- Post added 21-01-2013 at 20:34 ---------- The MP's need a second home. Why a second home ? Why not just a bedsit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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