
Isn’t this the meanest legislation ever made?
A friend of mine has just received confirmation that, because of the bedroom tax, he will now be required to find an extra £13.38 per week towards his rent. My friend is disabled and the spare room for which he is liable is little more than a box room. Two square feet less and it would have been defined as a box room. The letter also contains a veiled threat. “If you don’t keep up with your rent payments,” it says, “your home will be at risk.” Isn’t this just the meanest piece of legislation ever? What it really amounts … Continue reading Isn’t this the meanest legislation ever made?