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United Kingdom welfare policy
The bedroom tax is a United Kingdom welfare policy whereby tenants living in public housing (also called council or social housing) with rooms deemed
Bedroom_tax
British politician (born 1958)
the "bedroom tax" benefit cut only to tenants that had rejected a "reasonable offer" of alternative accommodation with the correct number of bedrooms. The
Andrew_George_(politician)
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
introduce any new direct taxes, this penalty has been characterised by the Labour Party and some in the media as the "Bedroom Tax", attempting to link it
Welfare_Reform_Act_2012
Controversial system of taxation from 1989 to 1993
originally came to prominence protesting against the poll tax Bedroom tax Window tax Poll tax "John Major" at number10.gov.uk. Archived 16 October 2011
Poll_tax_(Great_Britain)
Property tax based on the number of windows in a house
in Europe from the 1600s to avoid taxes. Bedroom tax Brick tax Glass tax Hearth tax Wallpaper tax "Scottish window tax costs revealed". bbc.co.uk. 18 July
Window_tax
Scottish politician (born 1983)
Muslim Awards. In 2013, Sarwar took a strong line in attacking both the "bedroom tax" and accused the Scottish Government of failure to mitigate its worst
Anas_Sarwar
Scottish politician (born 1969)
"Fallout continues after SNP MPS miss vote against the bedroom tax". 7 September 2014. "Bedroom Tax: Did your MP vote for or against hated charge?". Daily
Angus_Robertson
2013 law case in England
wanted to apply the "bedroom tax" to his housing association property. Lall argued that the room in question had never been a bedroom meaning he should not
Lall v Westminster City Council
Lall_v_Westminster_City_Council
Scottish independence advocacy organisation
March 2013, a number of Yes Scotland activists promoted the movement at bedroom tax protests throughout Scotland. Yes Scotland first disclosed its finances
Yes_Scotland
British Labour Party politician
the National Minimum Wage, closure of local police stations and the Bedroom tax. Nash was narrowly reselected by the Airdrie and Shotts CLP to contest
Pamela_Nash
Social movement seeking equal rights for disabled people
Equality Commission.[citation needed] Following the introduction of the Bedroom Tax (officially the Under-occupancy penalty) in the Welfare Reform Act 2012
Disability_rights_movement
UK welfare policy
austerity programme. The third policy, introduced in 2013, was known as the bedroom tax. The benefit cap was announced in the October 2010 Spending Review by
Benefit_cap
British Liberal Democrat politician
of gross indecency. He was also the first MP to speak out against the bedroom tax in Parliament. Leech served on the city council from 1998 and was elected
John_Leech_(politician)
Scottish politician (born 1963)
Hosie and most of his SNP colleagues missed a vote on repealing the bedroom tax – the most controversial aspect of the legislation – despite the SNP
Stewart_Hosie
British politician (born 1968)
Welfare Reform Act 2012 (often referred to as the "Bedroom Tax") saying his own children share a bedroom. That September, Shapps complained to the secretary-general
Grant_Shapps
UK fostering agency consortium
to the ministers asking them to reconsider the Government's proposed bedroom tax. On 22 May 2012, FtSE founding member and Chief Executive of Community
The Fairer Fostering Partnership
The_Fairer_Fostering_Partnership
British former politician (born 1970)
Secretary, Smith attacked the government's welfare reforms, calling the bedroom tax "unlawful and discriminatory". He followed the party whip by abstaining
Owen_Smith
Fiscal policy
under-occupancy penalty, introduced in 2013 and commonly known as the "bedroom tax", affected an estimated 660,000 working age social housing tenants in
United Kingdom government austerity programme
United_Kingdom_government_austerity_programme
British public relations officer
appeared as an advocate of the bedroom tax in a debate with journalist and Labour Party activist Owen Jones on behalf of the TaxPayers' Alliance in 2013. Oxley
Rob_Oxley
British conservative think tank
clarity in the modern Conservative Party, and called for an end to the "Bedroom Tax". In May 2015, with polls pointing to a hung Parliament in the run up
Bow_Group
British politician (born 1979)
Retrieved 30 October 2025. Riddell, Mary (21 February 2015). "I'll end the bedroom tax then have a new baby, says Rachel Reeves". The Telegraph. Archived from
Rachel_Reeves
UK political controversy
austerity programme. The third policy, introduced in 2013, was known as the bedroom tax. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have refused to scrap the benefit cap
2024 suspension of rebel Labour MPs
2024_suspension_of_rebel_Labour_MPs
Urban community from which most of the workforce commutes out
called by many other terms: "bedroom community" (Canada and northeastern US),[citation needed] "bedroom town", "bedroom suburb" (US), "dormitory town"
Commuter_town
UK legal case
Court of the United Kingdom. The case concerns the application of the "bedroom tax" to a family who care for their disabled grandson who has Potocki–Shaffer
Rutherford v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Rutherford_v_Secretary_of_State_for_Work_and_Pensions
British doctor and writer
Max (17 March 2013). "Max Pemberton: I'm not losing any sleep over the bedroom tax". Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Pemberton, Max (24 June
Max_Pemberton_(doctor)
British Reform politician
Calderdale Council in 2026, he became council leader. Sutherland opposed the bedroom tax in 2013. He significantly contributed to Calderdale's Local Plan. Under
Daniel Sutherland (British politician)
Daniel_Sutherland_(British_politician)
British trade union leader
Partnership (TTIP) and changes to the social security system, particularly the Bedroom Tax, calling it 'ideologically bankrupt'. Turner became Assistant General
Steve_Turner_(trade_unionist)
British Liberal Democrat politician
under some pressure from political opponents over her support for the bedroom tax. A protest outside her Cardiff office about the issue led to her not
Jenny_Willott
English footballer
now fighting hated Tory Bedroom Tax". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2026. Traynor, Luke (18 January 2026). "Bedroom Tax victory: Brain damaged ex-footballer
Neil_Carroll
British politician (born 1954)
2014 In 2014, she tried to introduce an exemption from the so-called 'bedroom tax' so that victims of domestic violence with a "panic room" installed were
Alison_Seabeck
British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023)
2013). "Paul O'Grady calls David Cameron 'Sheriff of Nottingham' over bedroom tax". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved
Paul_O'Grady
British food bank charity
to benefit caused 16%. Welfare changes like Universal Credit and the Bedroom tax caused increased food bank use. The Trussell Trust urged politicians
The_Trussell_Trust
Blanket protest Dirty protest 1981 Irish hunger strike Ulster Says No Bedroom Tax protests Red Clydeside Luddites Swing Riots Radical War Tolpuddle Martyrs
List of protests in the United Kingdom
List_of_protests_in_the_United_Kingdom
Scottish politician (born 1967)
benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms, otherwise known as the "Bedroom Tax", in favour of allowing same sex marriage and against
Jim_Murphy
British politician (born 1945)
critic of the bedroom tax, and in July 2014 co-sponsored the Affordable Homes Bill, which sought to limit the impact of the bedroom tax on tenants in
Nick_Raynsford
Early 2011 series of major demonstrations
rally in Glasgow to protest Coalition's 'bedroom tax'". 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. "Bedroom tax: Thousands protest across Scotland". 31 March
Anti-austerity movement in the United Kingdom
Anti-austerity_movement_in_the_United_Kingdom
Means-oriented social benefit
rights groups for disproportionately affecting disabled people. The "bedroom tax" is an austerity measure that has attracted particular criticism, with
Welfare_spending
British Reform UK politician
also said there was "no such thing as a bedroom tax", disagreeing that restricting benefits was equivalent to a tax, and claimed there was no hard evidence
Michelle_Ballantyne
Referendum held in Scotland
of Scotland's MPs. It said it would abolish Universal Credit and the bedroom tax. The SNP also criticised Rachel Reeves, Labour's shadow secretary of
2014 Scottish independence referendum
2014_Scottish_independence_referendum
British politician (born 1957)
As an MP her parliamentary voting record has included opposing the 'bedroom tax' and increasing welfare support for those unable to work due to illness
Mary_Glindon
"Hoodie" 2 January 2014 (2014-01-02) 2.32 Rab fights the recently enforced bedroom tax by becoming a modern day Robin Hood, turning outlaw with his band of
List of Rab C. Nesbitt episodes
List_of_Rab_C._Nesbitt_episodes
Former British Labour politician (born 1958)
threatened to sell them. In February 2013, appalled at the impact of the "bedroom tax" on her constituents, she tried to live for a week on £18. In June 2014
Helen_Goodman
British politician (born 1996)
she became interested in politics in 2013 due to the effects of the "bedroom tax" and austerity on her local community. She worked in the constituency
Nadia_Whittome
Scottish politician (born 1961)
July 2015. Aitken, Mark (11 August 2013). "Tommy Sheridan using the bedroom tax to rebuild his political career, says former comrade Rosie Kane". Daily
Rosie_Kane
English folk singer
Capability Assessment, the withdrawal of housing benefits due to the bedroom tax (a result of the UK government's austerity programme), or not qualifying
Reg_Meuross
Former Deputy First Minister of Wales
expressed concern for the government's bedroom tax policy and in 2013 asked that disabled people who have to share a bedroom with cohabitants receive an exemption
Mike_German,_Baron_German
Changes in a welfare system
on the size of their living space. This act got the nickname of the "Bedroom Tax". from the media. It was stated that similarly to other welfare reforms
Welfare_reform
Ed Miliband's tenure as Leader of the Labour Party
stance on the NHS and announced if elected Labour would abolish the bedroom tax. The conference included several 'signature' policies, such as strengthening
Labour Party leadership of Ed Miliband
Labour_Party_leadership_of_Ed_Miliband
cases in which the under-occupancy penalty (colloquially called the "bedroom tax") could be levied was passed 306–231, with the coalition partners imposing
List of government defeats in the House of Commons since 1945
List_of_government_defeats_in_the_House_of_Commons_since_1945
there is more pain to come as the two-child limit for tax credits and universal credit, the bedroom tax, the benefit cap and the rollout of universal credit
Welfare state in the United Kingdom
Welfare_state_in_the_United_Kingdom
Local government elections in Glasgow, Scotland
1,426 1,431 1,435 1,449 1,456 1,466 1,485 1,497 1,541 1,575 1,678 No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 9.4 446 446 449 455 466 479 483 487 501 515 539 562 Conservative
Glasgow City Council elections
Glasgow_City_Council_elections
British poet (born 1965)
the nation address focusing on such issues as Brexit, austerity, the bedroom tax, housing inequality alongside hope, protest and love. In 2020 Jones developed
Patrick_Jones_(poet)
Political positions of the former British Prime Minister
rights groups for disproportionately affecting disabled people. The bedroom tax is an austerity measure that has attracted particular criticism, with
Political positions of David Cameron
Political_positions_of_David_Cameron
British politician (born 1958)
211. Since his election to Parliament, he has campaigned against the "Bedroom Tax" (part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012) and in favour of nationalisation
Andy_McDonald_(politician)
Welsh politician (1977–2025)
issues in the public interest, such as alleviating the effects of the bedroom tax and reducing the use of Bed and Breakfast accommodation as emergency
Hefin_David
British government and local authority housing programmes
and encourage movement of tenants by imposing a bedroom tax, where tenants deemed to have more bedrooms than the household need were denied full welfare
Public housing in the United Kingdom
Public_housing_in_the_United_Kingdom
British charitable organisation
Bridgend Citizens Advice in Wales and their work on issues such as the bedroom tax, Job Seekers' Allowance "sanctions" and appeals for Employment Support
Citizens_Advice
British politician (born 1970)
Democrat MPs to vote against the under-occupancy penalty (also known as the bedroom tax) in 2012. In December 2010, he voted against increasing the cap on undergraduate
Tim_Farron
Political party in Scotland
campaign, the party continued to campaign on other issues including the bedroom tax, fuel poverty, equal marriage, and the latest Israel-Gaza conflict. On
Scottish_Socialist_Party
Political party in United Kingdom
Podemos in Spain are calling for". As of 2015, Left Unity opposed the bedroom tax, the Right to Buy and other sales of social homes. Left Unity would reintroduce
Left_Unity_(UK)
British Liberal Democrat politician
government on university tuition fee increases, welfare issues including the "bedroom tax" and in August 2013 the proposal to take military action in Syria. In
Ian_Swales
Type of annual property tax
The phrase "mansion tax" has been described as a misnomer as 10% of properties in London valued at £2m-plus are one- or two-bedroom flats. In 2022 voters
Mansion_tax
only England or that Scotland and Northern Ireland are exempt from the bedroom tax and the funding changes leading to the 2010 student protests), and it
Criticism_of_the_BBC
Clause prohibiting discrimination
Scottish Legal News (16 March 2020). "Strasbourg court rules against UK in 'bedroom tax' case". Scottish Legal News. Retrieved 25 April 2025. Griffin, Richard
Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article_14_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
Scottish stand-up comedian, actor and presenter
2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) "Tommy Sheridan using the bedroom tax to rebuild his political career, says former comrade Rosie Kane". Daily
Des_McLean_(comedian)
Court Blog. "HMRC v Joint Administrators of Lehman Brothers International". Tax Journal. 20 March 2019. Cross, Michael (20 March 2019). "Supreme Court allows
List of judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered in 2019
List_of_judgments_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom_delivered_in_2019
2019 book by Frances Ryan
chapter—"Poverty"—describes Susan's life in austerity. By 2013, new bedroom tax, council tax and social care bills saw her enter debt for energy bills, so she
Crippled
British politician
and Pensions Stephen Crabb on his new job, 'gay cure claims' and the bedroom tax". Western Telegraph. Haverfordwest. Cowburn, Ashley (29 October 2017)
Stephen_Crabb
Youth wing of the Scottish Greens
the removal of benefit sanctions and the abolition of the so-called Bedroom tax. During COP26 in November 2021, the Scottish Young Greens hosted a number
Scottish_Young_Greens
Welsh politician (born 1958)
focussed on Labour's national policies such as the abolition of the bedroom tax and the creation of new apprenticeships for the youth. In an interview
Delyth_Evans
English politician (1928–2016)
parliament, he repeatedly voted against his own party on issues like the Bedroom Tax, which he opposed, and cuts to Legal Aid. The Dictionary of Liberal Biography
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
Eric_Lubbock,_4th_Baron_Avebury
Electoral ward in Glasgow, Scotland
1,426 1,431 1,435 1,449 1,456 1,466 1,485 1,497 1,541 1,575 1,678 No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 9.4 446 446 449 455 466 479 483 487 501 515 539 562 Conservative
Govan_(ward)
Notes to the New Government) Gavin Higgins: writing on the impact of the bedroom tax (London Sinfonietta players, part of Southbank Centre's Notes to the
List of works commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society
List_of_works_commissioned_by_the_Royal_Philharmonic_Society
British politician
April 2015. "Ukip deputy chair Suzanne Evans: Mansion Tax is "equally unconscionable" to the Bedroom Tax". Newstatesman.com. 9 February 2015. Archived from
Suzanne_Evans
Government of the United Kingdom (2017–2019)
sympathetic", giving as examples the repeal of the Under-occupancy penalty ('bedroom tax'), and maintaining the triple lock on pensions and the winter fuel allowance
Second_May_ministry
UK social security controversy
and Pensions Stephen Crabb on his new job, 'gay cure claims' and the bedroom tax". Western Telegraph. 8 April 2016. Jon Stone (26 September 2016). "Labour
Criticism of Employment Support Allowance
Criticism_of_Employment_Support_Allowance
place. Danny and Kathy eventually run into each other in the ver Hagen's bedroom. They each realize that they can't keep up that non-stop lifestyle. Song:
List of The Danny Thomas Show episodes
List_of_The_Danny_Thomas_Show_episodes
affected by the bedroom tax—an aspect of the 2012 Welfare Reform Act that penalises tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit with spare bedrooms—have moved house
2014_in_the_United_Kingdom
Estates, an affluent neighborhood in Queens, New York City. The house, a six-bedroom Tudor-style, was built in either the 1920s or in 1940 (sources differ)
Residences_of_Donald_Trump
British politician (born 1955)
In her Bolton West Constituency, Hilling lead campaigned against the Bedroom Tax and for lower Energy Bills. Hilling lost her seat at the 2015 election
Julie_Hilling
Electoral ward in Glasgow, Scotland
129 TUSC Jamie Cocozza 1.8 68 Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1.4 53 No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 1.3 50 Green Alasdair Duke 1.1 41 Scottish Socialist Tommy
Shettleston_(ward)
2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. "Conservatives protest to UN over 'bedroom tax' report". BBC News. BBC. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013
2013_in_the_United_Kingdom
2012 Scottish local government election
1,426 1,431 1,435 1,449 1,456 1,466 1,485 1,497 1,541 1,575 1,678 No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 9.4 446 446 449 455 466 479 483 487 501 515 539 562 Conservative
2012 Glasgow City Council election
2012_Glasgow_City_Council_election
mitigation payments which were introduced to soften the impact of the bedroom tax. 6 December – At a hearing at Belfast Crown Court, the unnamed British
2024_in_Northern_Ireland
UK disability advocacy group
and Support Allowance, the Children and Families Bill 2013 and the 'bedroom tax'. In a 2013 article in The Guardian, Ellen Clifford, of DPAC, explained
Disabled_People_Against_Cuts
property tax, also known as a millage rate, as a principal source of revenue. This tax may be imposed on real estate or personal property. The tax is nearly
Property tax in the United States
Property_tax_in_the_United_States
2010 book by Bill Bryson
good building materials. Brick use revived by the abolition of the Brick Tax in 1850. However bricks are less good for tall buildings, which prompted
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
At_Home:_A_Short_History_of_Private_Life
Apartment complex in central London
with Westminster City Council for Council Tax. Despite prices ranging from £3.6 million for a one-bedroom flat to £136 million for a penthouse, only
One_Hyde_Park
Anna had a motive to kill Dominic. Discouraged, Anna sneaks into Angela's bedroom and set the entire house on fire. Despite Richard wearing a bulletproof
List_of_Falcon_Crest_episodes
1984 homicide in Los Angeles, California
policy letter. On the day before his death, the arguments spread to Gaye's bedroom. Angered by his father confronting his mother, Gaye commanded Marvin Sr
Killing_of_Marvin_Gaye
Historic house in North Carolina, US
Vanderbilt's gilded bedroom with furniture designed by Hunt. His bedroom connects to his wife's Louis XV-style, oval-shaped bedroom in the north tower
Biltmore_Estate
disproportionately affect disabled people, as well as workfare programmes and the "bedroom tax". The final report was published on 3 October 2017. In July 2018, a committee
Human rights in the United Kingdom
Human_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
Descendant of Abraham Lincoln (1904–1985)
Lincoln-Berry General Store Lincoln Home Cottage at the Soldier's Home Lincoln Bedroom Lincoln Sitting Room Lincoln Pioneer Village Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic
Robert_Todd_Lincoln_Beckwith
Aspect of Scottish political history
campaign, the party continued to campaign on other issues including the bedroom tax, fuel poverty, equal marriage, and the latest Israel-Gaza conflict. On
History of the Scottish Socialist Party
History_of_the_Scottish_Socialist_Party
causes some problems at the dinner and Carter kicks him out. From her bedroom window, Margaret sees Gomer leaving. She invites him up to her room. They
List of Gomer Pyle – USMC episodes
List_of_Gomer_Pyle_–_USMC_episodes
Uncle wants to take her back. Alex mentions to Donna there are only three bedrooms in the house. Where will they put Trisha. Donna says they will just put
List of The Donna Reed Show episodes
List_of_The_Donna_Reed_Show_episodes
Granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln-Berry General Store Lincoln Home Cottage at the Soldier's Home Lincoln Bedroom Lincoln Sitting Room Lincoln Pioneer Village Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic
Jessie_Harlan_Lincoln
Mayor of Seattle since 2026
and King County, where she has been a paid, full-time employee since 2019. Tax records show she earned almost $73,000 from the nonprofit in 2022. She also
Katie_Wilson
American singer (1958–2009)
Jackson family, an African-American working-class household living in a two-bedroom home on Jackson Street. His mother, Katherine Jackson (née Scruse), a Jehovah's
Michael_Jackson
United States Navy commander (1886–1941)
1895, Oscar commissioned the architect Friedrich Clausen to construct a 5-bedroom, 3,700 sq. ft. Queen Anne residence at 817 W. 7th Street, overlooking the
Hugo_W._Koehler
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