Bedroom Tax
What is the Bedroom Tax?
Bedroom Tax is the amount of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit you get is based on the number of bedrooms in your house, and how many people live in those rooms.
The bedroom tax is sometimes called the Under Occupation Charge or spare room subsidy.
If you rent a home with more bedrooms than you need, you may get less Housing Benefit or Universal Credit. You will need to pay the difference in rent yourself.
The amount that will be taken off your Universal Credit or Housing Benefit is:
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14% for one extra bedroom
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25% for two or more extra bedrooms
If your family is growing and you want to stay in a larger home, you will need to pay the charge for now.
How can we help?
If you’re not sure whether the Bedroom Tax affects you, or if you’re finding it hard to manage the reduction, we can support you.
Contact our Income Team
We know it can be difficult to know where to turn if you’re worried about money. But there is a lot of support available. Our Income Team can provide advice and support and may be able to access additional benefits for you.
There are lots of way to contact our income team:
Email:
info@regenda.org.uk
Call:
0344 7360 066 and ask to speak to a member of the Income Team.
We can call you:
You can request a call back from our Income Team by filling in our online form. A member of our Income Team will call you back within 5 working days.