Charity bosses say PM David Cameron has
repeatedly misled disabled people about the Bedroom Tax.
The heads of 18 groups say his
claims that the disabled are exempt from the hated tax are wrong and have given
them false hope.
“Far from being exempt, day after day we are
seeing the evidence that disabled people and their families are among the
hardest hit,” says a letter signed by Carers UK, RNIB, Mencap, and
others.
In fact only disabled children who cannot share
a room and people who need an extra room for an overnight carer are
exempt.
More than 400,000
disabled have been hit by the tax , which began in April and docks an
average £14 a week housing benefit from anyone with a spare
room.
