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To: Leeds City Council
Abolish the Bedroom Tax
This petition is for the removal of the Bedroom Tax, which is deducting benefits from people living in social housing.
Why is this important?
The tax reduces the amount of housing benefits a household receives depending on how many spare bedrooms their house has. This is a problem as it is increasing poverty and leading to people getting forcibly evicted from their homes as they are unable to pay rent. in Leeds alone, 101 households who moved into new social housing had left their previous residents due to this bill. With the reduction of benefits, they were unable to pay their rent and support their families, so they ended up getting evicted from their properties.
