Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Housing Benefit

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:29 pm on 12 November 2013.

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Photo of Caroline Lucas Caroline Lucas Green, Brighton, Pavilion 1:29, 12 November 2013

In Brighton and Hove there are now 300 council tenants in arrears who were not in arrears before the bedroom tax was introduced, and 205 of them have disabilities. Does the hon. Lady agree that this is a despicable policy brought in by a Government who simply do not care and that it is having a disproportionate effect on people with disabilities?