"bedroom Tax" - Why......

[ToraToraTora]

....has it picked up this annoying and innacurate name? It's not a tax is it?

[EDDIE51]

Yes Ummmm even here in North Herts a 2 bed house rents for over £600 a month , £750 and more for 3 bedroom, quite a lump out of the average take home pay of £1300 or so and impossible with out housing benefit.
Council waiting list is minimum 2 years and more like 5.

[ummmm]

The house next door to me is rented out for £800 a month. Not many people could afford that.

[naomi24]

From Eddie. // If a room is reserved for someone who is serving in the forces then the room is not counted for the ' Bedroom Tax' the same applies to a child's room while are away at university / collage/ school.//

In that case, as I suspected, Jake's post is misleading …. and no, Jake, we don’t mind paying for them.