Hull MP raises plight of Hull North family losing £80 a month under Bedroom Tax

Hull North MP Diana Johnson has raised the impact of the Bedroom Tax on a Bransholme family in the Commons today.

The Hooper family will lose £80 a month because they are deemed to be 'under-occupying' under the new Bedroom Tax rules. The seven members of the family live in a four bedroom dwelling. One of their four children is disabled.

Speaking in Business Questions, Diana Johnson MP asked Leader of the House Andrew Lansley: "In Hull North seven members of the Hooper family, including a disabled five year old, will lose £80 a month because they under-occupy a four bedroom house under the Bedroom Tax.

"On 8 January Hull's Council had 73 one and two bedroom properties available for households needing a smaller property but 4,700 tenants who'll be hit by the Tax. Can we have a debate on the floor of the House about the shambles that this unfair policy will cause across the country?"

The exchange took place today on the floor of the House of Commons.

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