666,000 council tenants, many elderly, will lose housing benefit as their kids left home. Lord Freud is in charge: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bedroom-tax-tory-lord-freud-1545677#.UPsvADprbFU.twitter …
@alastairh @tom_watson Those who can’t afford to pay the bedroom tax. Reportedly there are no 1 bed council homes. Did you read the article?
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@aral@tom_watson Also, don't councils have a discretionary fund for precisely this kind of thing?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@tom_watson If there is no 1 bed accommodation and they can't afford 2-bed, surely they could share with someone else?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@tom_watson You claim is that it’s impossible to come up with a reasonable solution for old people living alone who have a spare room?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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