Petition · past parliament
Abolish Bedroom Tax on all Council Properties
Closed
372 signatures
What the petition asks
This Bedroom Tax is affecting thousands of families all across the UK, when it was originally imposed there was a lot of debate to abolish it and yet this has not been done.
This affects everyone living in social housing; disabled, welfare recipients, and those who work. If you live in a council property and have any spare bedrooms, you will be forced to pay the tax whatever your personal situation may be; even if you have lived in that property for up to 22 years.
The government has decided that:
* Any single person aged 16 or over needs their own bedroom.
* A couple need a bedroom.
* A child needs a bedroom BUT.....
* A boy and a girl are expected to share a bedroom if they are both under 10.
* 2 boys or 2 girls are expected to share if they are both under 16. See below for examples.
* Foster children are not taken into account
* Children who stay with you part of the time aren’t taken into account.
The government has decided that:
* Any single person aged 16 or over needs their own bedroom.
* A couple need a bedroom.
* A child needs a bedroom BUT.....
* A boy and a girl are expected to share a bedroom if they are both under 10.
* 2 boys or 2 girls are expected to share if they are both under 16. See below for examples.
* Foster children are not taken into account
* Children who stay with you part of the time aren’t taken into account.
Timeline
| 3 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
372
Status
Closed
Opened
3 Feb 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.