Petition · past parliament

Ban bedroom tax on council houses

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop the council charging for extra bedrooms for benefit claimants
The council charge per spare bedroom for anyone in receipt of benefits. These are our homes, why should we be penalized for not working, when I'm a carer, already saving the government money. people in work don't have to pay it, as a carer I'm already struggling.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for a similar action:

Abolish the Bedroom Tax
Abolish the Bedroom Tax

Timeline

11 Mar 2024 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Mar 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.