Bedroom Tax Downsizing. Despite the financial pressure of the bedroom tax social housing tenants are resistant to downsizing in Scotland. A social housing provider has unveiled plans to build a 39-flat complex for older people on the outskirts of Bangor to meet the need for people wanting to downsize because of the bedroom tax.
A social housing provider has unveiled plans to build a 39-flat complex for older people on the outskirts of Bangor to meet the need for people wanting to downsize because of the bedroom tax. There is another glaring problem. Downsizing may mean buying a smaller house or moving to a less expensive area.
That is the conclusion of research published today Sunday 20 October by the Scottish Parliaments Welfare Reform Committee.
A social housing provider has unveiled plans to build a 39-flat complex for older people on the outskirts of Bangor to meet the need for people wanting to downsize because of the bedroom tax. Tenants might attempt to downsize which isnt easy not just because moving is expensive van hire to pay for deposits to find etc. Youll still be affected by the bedroom tax if you rent the spare room to a lodger. The under-occupancy penalty is more commonly referred to as the Bedroom Tax.