The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the first official figures of people affected by the under occupancy subsidy or bedroom tax. They show more than 429,000 people were penalised for having one bedroom too many, losing an average of £12.66 a week; more than 92,000 were penalised for having two excess bedrooms, and were losing an average of £23.43 a week.
The government said that the number of households affected is reducing, with 24,000 fewer claimants affected in August than May. This may be because people have found work so are not eligible for housing benefit or moved out of social housing.
Last week Labour lost its attempt to scrap the bedroom tax in the House of Commons by 252 to 226, a government majority of just 26.
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