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Under-occupancy penalty

Index Under-occupancy penalty

The under-occupancy penalty (also known as the under occupation penalty, under-occupancy charge, under-occupation charge or size criteria) is a reform contained in the British Welfare Reform Act 2012 whereby public-housing (also called council or social housing) tenants with rooms deemed to be "spare" face a reduction in Housing Benefit, resulting in them being obliged to fund this reduction from their incomes or face rent arrears and potential eviction by their landlord (be that the local authority or a housing association). [1]

50 relations: Alison Seabeck, Anas Sarwar, Andrew George (politician), Andrew Jones (British politician), Battling with Benefits, Cathy Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, Citizens Advice, Criticism of the BBC, Disability rights movement, Disabled People Against Cuts, Ed Miliband, Emma Dent Coad, Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, Helen Goodman, History of the Scottish Socialist Party, Human rights in the United Kingdom, Jenny Willott, John Leech (politician), Lall v Westminster City Council, Left Unity (UK), List of Government defeats in the House of Commons (1945–present), List of United Kingdom Supreme Court cases, Mary Glindon, Nick Raynsford, Owen Smith, Pamela Nash, Pay to Stay, Political positions of David Cameron, Poll tax (Great Britain), Premiership of David Cameron, Public housing in the United Kingdom, Rutherford v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Scottish independence referendum, 2014, Scottish Socialist Party, Scottish Young Greens, Second May ministry, Smith Commission, Socialist Party Scotland, Steve Turner (trade unionist), Succession rights in the United Kingdom (housing law), The Fairer Fostering Partnership, Tim Farron, United Kingdom general election, 2015, United Kingdom government austerity programme, Universal Credit, Vicky Foxcroft, Welfare, Welfare Reform Act 2012, Yes Scotland, 2014 in the United Kingdom.

Alison Seabeck

Alison Jane Seabeck (née Ward; born 20 January 1954) was an English Labour Party politician.

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Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar (born 14 March 1983) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since the May 2016 election.

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Andrew George (politician)

Andrew Henry George (born 2 December 1958) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

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Andrew Jones (British politician)

Andrew Hanson Jones (born 28 November 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency in North Yorkshire since 7 May 2010.

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Battling with Benefits

Battling with Benefits is a BBC documentary series aired in 2016.

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Cathy Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

Catherine Mary Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, MBE (born 7 March 1949), known as Cathy Bakewell, is a British politician who is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords and an elected District Councillor for the Coker ward of South Somerset.

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Citizens Advice

Citizens AdviceCitizens Advice is the operating name of The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau which is the umbrella charity for a wider network of local advice centres.

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Criticism of the BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) took its present form on 1 January 1927 when Sir John Reith became its first Director General.

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Disability rights movement

The disability rights movement is a global social movement to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities.

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Disabled People Against Cuts

Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is an organisation based in the United Kingdom for disabled people and allies to campaign against the impact of government spending cuts on the lives of disabled people.

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Ed Miliband

Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party as well as Leader of the Opposition between 2010 and 2015.

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Emma Dent Coad

Emma Dent Coad (born 15 November 1954) is a British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP).

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Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury

Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, (29 September 1928 – 14 February 2016) was an English politician and human rights campaigner.

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Helen Goodman

Helen Catherine Goodman (born 2 January 1958) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland since 2005, and was the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for in the Department for Work and Pensions until 2010 with responsibility for child poverty and childcare.

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History of the Scottish Socialist Party

In Scotland, the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left-wing political party.

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Human rights in the United Kingdom

Human rights in the United Kingdom are set out in common law, with its strongest roots being in the English Bill of Rights 1689 and Scottish Claim of Right Act 1689, as well as legislation of European institutions: the EU and the European Court of Human Rights.

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Jenny Willott

Jennifer Nancy Willott (born 29 May 1974) is a British politician.

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John Leech (politician)

John Sampson Macfarlane Leech (born 11 April 1971, Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the leader of the opposition on Manchester City Council.

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Lall v Westminster City Council

Lall v Westminster City Council was 2013 case in England where barrister Surinder Lall who is blind successfully challenged Westminster City Council who wanted to apply the "bedroom tax" to his housing association property.

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Left Unity (UK)

Left Unity is a left-wing political party in the United Kingdom founded in 2013 when film director Ken Loach appealed for a new party to replace the Labour Party (which according to him failed to oppose austerity and had shifted towards neoliberalism). More than 10,000 people supported Loach's appeal. In 2014, the party had 2,000 members and 70 branches across Britain. The organisation is affiliated at the European Union level with the Party of the European Left.

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List of Government defeats in the House of Commons (1945–present)

The following article is a list of government defeats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1945.

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List of United Kingdom Supreme Court cases

This is a list of judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom between the court's inception on 1 October 2009 and the most recent judgments.

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Mary Glindon

Mary Theresa Glindon (born 13 January 1957, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for North Tyneside since 2010.

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Nick Raynsford

Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford (born 28 January 1945), known as Nick Raynsford, is a British Labour Party politician.

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Owen Smith

Owen Smith (born 2 May 1970) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2010.

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Pamela Nash

Pamela Nash (born 24 June 1984) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Airdrie and Shotts between 2010 and 2015.

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Pay to Stay

Pay to Stay was the name of a government policy in the United Kingdom whereby council tenants earning £30,000 (£40,000 in London) would have to pay "market or near market rents".

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Political positions of David Cameron

This article concerns the policies, views and voting record of David Cameron, the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 2010 to July 2016.

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Poll tax (Great Britain)

The Community Charge, commonly known as the poll tax, was a system of taxation introduced in replacement of domestic rates in Scotland from 1989, prior to its introduction in England and Wales from 1990.

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Premiership of David Cameron

The premiership of David Cameron began on 11 May 2010 when Cameron accepted the Queen's invitation to form a government.

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Public housing in the United Kingdom

Public housing in the United Kingdom provided the majority of rented accommodation in the country until 2011.

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Rutherford v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Rutherford v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a case currently before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish independence referendum, 2014

A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom took place on Thursday 18 September 2014.

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Scottish Socialist Party

The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent, socialist Scotland.

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Scottish Young Greens

The Scottish Young Greens is the youth wing of the Scottish Green Party, campaigning on environmental and social justice.

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Second May ministry

The second May ministry was formed on 11 June 2017 after Queen Elizabeth II invited Theresa May to form a government following the June 2017 snap general election.

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Smith Commission

The Smith Commission was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron on 19 September 2014 in the wake of the 'No' vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

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Socialist Party Scotland

Socialist Party Scotland is the Scottish affiliate of the worldwide Marxist and Trotskyist organisation the Committee for a Workers' International.

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Steve Turner (trade unionist)

Steve Turner (trade unionist) (born 24 November 1962) is Assistant General Secretary (AGS) of Britain and Irelands largest trade union, Unite the Union.

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Succession rights in the United Kingdom (housing law)

Succession rights in the United Kingdom is an area of housing law concerning the ability to pass on their tenancy when they die something known as a succession.

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The Fairer Fostering Partnership

The Fairer Fostering Partnership (Fairer Fostering) is a UK-wide consortium of voluntary and not for profit fostering agencies, whose members look after over 2,000 children in care.

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Tim Farron

Timothy James Farron (born 27 May 1970) is a British politician who was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats between July 2015 and July 2017.

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United Kingdom general election, 2015

The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect 650 members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom government austerity programme

The United Kingdom government austerity programme is a fiscal policy undertaken in response to the Great Recession.

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Universal Credit

Universal Credit is a social security benefit in the United Kingdom introduced in 2013 to replace six means-tested benefits and tax credits: income based Jobseeker's Allowance, Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, income based Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support.

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Vicky Foxcroft

Victoria Jane Foxcroft (born 9 March 1977) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham Deptford since 2015.

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Welfare

Welfare is a government support for the citizens and residents of society.

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Welfare Reform Act 2012

The Welfare Reform Act 2012 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which makes changes to the rules concerning a number of benefits offered within the British social security system.

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Yes Scotland

Yes Scotland was the organisation representing the parties, organisations, and individuals campaigning for a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum, 2014.

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2014 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 2014 in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-occupancy_penalty

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