Bedroom Tax On the evening I was elected to the Scottish Parliament I highlighted the bedroom tax as a key priority that I would fight to get rid of. I did so because I believe this legislation is inhumane in that it attacks people on the basis of their income. If you are a couple and you […]
Fife Council has approved a motion calling on the Scottish Government to work in partnership with local councils and make available £50 million available this year to protect social landlords from bankruptcy and to mitigate all effects of the bedroom tax in Scotland. Council Deputy leader David Ross said that […]
In Fife the bedroom tax will affect over 6,300 households in receipt of housing benefit. Many will have to find monies from their already low incomes to pay for bedrooms the government deem they don’t need. This will hit hard on disabled people, separated parents with children who spend time with them and many […]