TERRY Banfield (Letters, July 11) poses questions about information we are collecting from tenants and our role.
In April next year, the socalled “bedroom tax” will affect 1,700 of our 8,000 tenants.
It will hit tenants of working age who have too many bedrooms on the UK Government’s definition (not ours). They will no longer be eligible for full housing benefit to pay their rent, so will have to pay an additional £12 (one bedroom too many) or £24 (two or more bedrooms too many) of their own rent.
They have three choices forced on them by the UK Government: move house, take in a lodger or family member who can contribute to the rent, or make up their rent from other money.
Many won’t be able to choose the final option without going short on food or other essentials, so it isn’t really an option for them at all.
Is he suggesting we shouldn’t care about our tenants and the impact these brutal cuts will have on them and their families?
We have a responsibility to alert our tenants to the cuts and give them what support and advice we can to survive and keep a roof over their heads. They need to start thinking and acting now to avoid the impact these cuts.
Duncan Forbes, Chief Executive, Bron Afon Community Housing
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