This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Revise or Revoke Under-Occupancy Penalty, AKA Bedroom Tax
I would like to see the Under-Occupancy Penalty, AKA Bedroom Tax, either completely revoked or revised to make it fairer, especially for single person claimants.
Further, I would like see DHP (Discretionary Housing Payments) made available to everyone, not just people with disabilities.
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I would like to see the Under-Occupancy Penalty removed or revised so as to allow up to one room beyond daily requirements without incurring any kind of benefits penalty. I also feel that shelters, for victims of abuse, and similar locations, including locations with council installed panic facilities, should be fully exempt from this (Under-Occupancy) penalty.
Further, full, details, including links, can be found here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/nobedtax
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to ask clearly for a specific action.
We already have a petition asking for the bedroom tax to be revoked completely:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119965
If you would like the under-occupancy penalty to be changed in the way you describe, you could start a new petition asking for that to happen.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.