“Good idea! Let's start with Buck House, 10 Downing St and Charlie's back bedroom.”

“Good idea! Let's start with Buck House, 10 Downing St and Charlie's back bedroom.”

“Good idea! Let's start with Buck House, 10 Downing St and Charlie's back bedroom.”

“If there are not enough smaller property's for people to move to, then they should not be penalized, by having to pay this stupid bedroom tax. I think we should do what we did in the 1980s with Thatchers poll tax, stand together and refuse to pay it.”

“What concern me over this Bedroom, and I think it concern all other tenants also, the Tax only apply's to Social Tenancy, the Tax does not apply to Private Rent Tenancy, both sector of Tenancy receive Housing Benefits, some maybe higher than other but both receive Housing Benefit,

It does seem that their maybe a case of Tenants in Social Housing are been subjected to Harassment by the British Government, in addition also, there also seems the so call Tax, is a Breach of the European Convention of Human Rights under Article 8 which states:

Article 8
Right to respect for private and family life
1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family
life, his home and his correspondence.
2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the
exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the
law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of
national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the
country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection
of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms
of others.
http://tinyurl.com/bs57evd

The European Convention of Human Right is part of the British Law, the Bedroom Tax is a clear breach of Article 8 due to the fact that it is an interference of the Home by a Public body.”

“Potter 46, I think we should do what we did in the 1980s with Thatchers poll tax, stand together and refuse to pay it."

I agree with you on standing together, but in away for sorting it out, if we look at all the welfare reforms if we stand together the British Government can be taken to task, one person is a little fish but put all of us together we become a much bigger and strong fish to strong for a Government, if we started an action group off, with a set man-data of what we think needs to done, and the best way of going about it in a correct manner.”

“I think we should be looking at all claimants of housing benefit and the size of the property they are living in. We all have to cut our cloth according to our income, and if you are on housing benefit why should the rest of the country be subsidising you to stay in a house that is bigger than you actually need . The cost to the country is phenomenal and people should be trying to pay their own way in life, not relying on the rest of us to pay for a bigger house. Maybe it does seem unfair but they could always take responsibility for their own lives for a change and rent privately.”

“the muslims are avoiding it by declaring it a prayer room.christians take note and do the same”

“We have a spare bedroom, which is used by family members when they visit. But the property is privately owned so Candid Cameron, Obscene Osbourne and Iain Deadloss Smith can go and whistle. It seems that the government is hitting those who are least able to fight back, and if we do revolt and challenge them on this "bedroom tax" we must all stick together and not let the posh boys split us into haves and have-nots.

Stonemaiden should realise that there are many ways to manage an austerity programme without penalising the poorest in our society. "One for all"....and all that.”

“Raymond 101 - Whilst it is admirable that you know that bit of law, section 2 states that it is permissable if it is for the economic well-being of a country. They could argue that it is. I don't know a great deal about economics, but I did read somewhere that our situation isn't as dire as the media and government would have us believe. If that is the case, then it is against Article 8. But I am sure there are some loopholes in there some where.

And I thought it affected all HB claimants? This doesn't affect us - firstly, we don't have any spare room of any sort, secondly we don't claim HB. So I am a bit thick as to the extent of which this affects people.

Something needs to be done, but I do think this tax is a bit of a non-starter. It seems rather unfair, and as someone already mentioned, if there aren't any 'suitable' sized properties, then families will be forced into dire poverty through no fault of their own.”