Housing Benefit Reduction For Those Deemed to have Excess Bedrooms
There have been votes in Parliament on the introduction, and operation of, a policy to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms. This policy has been called the "Bedroom Tax" by Labour and some commentators
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Jake Berry consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
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On 12 Feb 2014:
Jake Berry was absent for a vote on Housing Benefit and Universal Credit — Regular Payments and Penalty for Excess Bedrooms
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On 24 Oct 2012:
Jake Berry voted to introduce under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for working age claimants in the social rented sector and to set the rates of Local Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
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On 21 Feb 2012:
Jake Berry voted not to add proposed exclusions from a reduction in housing benefits due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 15 Jun 2011:
Jake Berry voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Jake Berry voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Jake Berry voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 8 May 2018:
Jake Berry voted not to give local councils the freedom to decide if benefits to cover housing costs should be reduced in respect of excess bedrooms in cases of new local council secure tenancies offered to victims of domestic abuse.
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On 17 Dec 2014:
Jake Berry voted in favour of housing benefit penalties for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 17 Dec 2014:
Jake Berry voted in favour of housing benefit penalties for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 26 Nov 2014:
Jake Berry voted to keep the penalty for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms; against freezing energy bills; and against measures to increase pay rates in Wales.
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On 14 Oct 2014:
Jake Berry was absent for a vote on Carers Bedroom Entitlement (Social Housing Sector) Bill
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On 5 Sep 2014:
Jake Berry voted against exemptions to the benefit penalty applied to social housing tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms and against requiring a report on affordable housing.
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On 26 Feb 2014:
Jake Berry voted to remove an exemption from housing benefit penalties due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms which applied to those who've continuously received the benefit in the same property since before 1 January 1996.
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On 18 Dec 2013:
Jake Berry was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Food Banks — Economic Policies
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Jake Berry was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for those deemed to have excess bedrooms
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Jake Berry was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms
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On 27 Feb 2013:
Jake Berry voted in favour of a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Jake Berry was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs
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