This note provides information on when divisions (votes) concerning this measure (referred to as the 'bedroom tax' and also the 'spare room subsidy' have taken place in Parliament and on the outcome of those divisions. Details are provided on how the different Parties voted.
Votes in Parliament on the under-occupation deduction from Housing Benefit (499 KB , PDF)
This note provides information on when divisions (votes) concerning this controversial measure have taken place in Parliament and on the outcome of those divisions. Details are provided on how the different Parties voted. The policy has been labelled the “bedroom tax” and is also referred to as the “spare room subsidy”.
The Government has used powers contained in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide that, since 1 April 2013, working-age social tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit will experience a reduction in their benefit entitlement if they live in housing that is deemed to be too large for their needs.
Restrictions on entitlement to Housing Benefit based on the size of the accommodation occupied have applied to claimants living in privately rented housing since 1989 (Schedule 3 to the Rent Officers (Additional Function) Order 1989).
Votes in Parliament on the under-occupation deduction from Housing Benefit (499 KB , PDF)
The Government has committed to abolish 'no-fault' section 21 evictions in the private rented sector. A Renters' Reform Bill was promised in the 2019 Queen's Speech to achieve this. The Bill is awaited. This paper explains the use of section 21 and reactions to its proposed abolition.
Housing market: Data on house prices, mortgage approvals and house-building.
A Universal Credit reading list covering the new benefit from its development more than a decade ago through to April 2021.
