Every local council is unable to make a legally reliable bedroom tax decision in 2014/15 unless they inspect. They must tell central government that this is the case because it is the case.
Here’s why.
- During March all of the 523,000 households currently hit with the bedroom tax will have to have a new decision for the new financial year which begins in April.
- Social housing rent levels change in April and of course this means a new Housing Benefit decision is needed.
- Yet your local council is unable to male a legally reliable decision unless they KNOW what your alleged ‘bedrooms’ are used as and how they are furnished.
- The only way they can find this room usage out is if they inspect all properties
- Yet councils cannot afford to come out to inspect
