Claimants regularly elope out of money and absorb to dip into savings or borrow,and only one in nine absorb escaped policy by moving homeThree-quarters of people affected by the bedroom tax say they absorb had to cut back on food, an independent evaluation published by the Department for Work and Pensions has found.
The research found that 46% said they had cut back on heating, and 33% on travel and 42% on leisure. Among a control group of tenants unaffected by the bedroom tax,far fewer – 56% said they were cutting back on food because of benefit changes.
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Source: theguardian.com