Saturday, 8 June 2013

Bedroom Tax ! What Bedroom?

Leeds City Council residents need not worry about the so-called Bedroom tax, as none of them have spare bedrooms in their council houses!!!


An impressive free-standing stone-built civic building on a sloping site with steps up to a colonnade. Above the parapet is a square clock-tower, also colonnaded, with an elongated lead-covered dome with concave sides and a cupola on top.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/may/29/leeds-council-bedroom-tax-solution

In an ingenious symantic move, Leeds City Council have reclassified any spare bedrooms a tenant may have as spare 'non-specific rooms' -thus exempting them from the 'Bedroom tax' and even entitling them to a refund of any 'tax' paid to date.

Brilliant use of the English language, sure to get up the nose of one Mr E.Pickles of Westminster.
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  1. suwong23 June 2013 at 11:19

    I have room spare if you ever need one Scratchy.....I wouldn't charge, not in the normal way.

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