This sounds like something from a Monty Python skit. Four months ago, a "bedroom tax" was approved for public housing tenants in England who lost up to 25% of their housing allowance just because they had a spare bedroom. Predictably, this has led to a crisis as tens of thousands of families face eviction because the tax has made it impossible for them to pay their monthly rent. The Independent: More than 50,000 people affected by the so-called bedroom tax have fallen behind on rent and face eviction, figures given to The Independent show. The statistics reveal the scale of debt created by the Government's under-occupancy charge, as one council house tenant in three has been pushed into rent arrears since it was introduced in April. Figures provided by 114 local authorities across Britain after Freedom of Information (FoI) requests by the campaign group False Economy show the impact of the bedroom tax over its first four months. The total number of affected council...(Read Full Post)