Wednesday 17 July 2013

How the ‘bedroom tax’ hits disabled people

What are disabled people cutting back on as a result of the ‘bedroom tax’?

Thanks to the Same Difference blog (via the Liberal Democrat Disability Association) for this very stark illustration:


More information is available from the Papworth Trust, which explains why the government’s Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are not providing adequate compensation to disabled people.

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