Dispatches

Benefits Britain: The Bedroom Tax (2014x4)

Ημερομηνία προβολής: Φεβ 10, 2014

Of all the welfare changes brought in by the coalition government, the so-called Bedroom Tax is perhaps the most controversial. Thousands of people around the country have had their housing benefit reduced because of a spare room in their house or flat. The choice for many has been to find the rent money elsewhere or move to a smaller home. The government says that the reform is fair, will save taxpayers money and will encourage welfare claimants to live in appropriately sized houses, but this Dispatches investigates the reality on the ground. Reporter Seyi Rhodes travels the country to meet those affected by the change and those supposed to be implementing it. He speaks to the Conservative politicians speaking out against the reform, the councillors refusing to implement it, and the families at the frontline.