Scottish Govt must mitigate bedroom tax effects

Mon,19 May 2014
News

The Scottish Affairs Committee publishes its report: The Impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: devolving the DHP (Discretionary Housing Payments) cap.

The Committee calls once more for a clear commitment from the Scottish Government that it will use its chosen method of mitigating the effects of the bedroom tax  - Discretionary Housing Payments or DHPs – to mitigate all the financial impact of the bedroom tax, both past and present, on tenants in Scotland.

The Committee also calls on the UK and the Scottish Governments to move quickly to enable the Scottish Government to lift the cap on DHPs in Scotland as soon as possible.

You can view the report at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news/bedroom-tax-substantive/