Petitions/Scrap the underoccupancy charge for public housing
StatusOngoing
Opened20 Mar 2026
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Scrap the underoccupancy charge (also known as the bedroom tax), for low income families, for the sick disabled and unemployed.

We believe the bedroom tax is totally unfair because it puts a strain on peoples low finances and those wishing to move down to a smaller property where there isn’t any. It’s an unfair tax that people can’t afford to pay. It can impact on disabled people the most if they need an extra room but yet people still feel punished for being disabled but yet get their benefits reduced. How is that fair?

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Graham Stuart
1Graham Stuart MP
Beverley and Holderness
4
Gerald Jones
2Gerald Jones MP
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
4
Andy McDonald
3Andy McDonald MP
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
3
Warinder Juss
4Warinder Juss MP
Wolverhampton West
3
Al Carns
5Al Carns MP
Birmingham Selly Oak
2
Alex Mayer
6Alex Mayer MP
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
2
Julia Lopez
7Julia Lopez MP
Hornchurch and Upminster
2
Alison Bennett
8Alison Bennett MP
Mid Sussex
2
Mr Lee Dillon
9Mr Lee Dillon MP
Newbury
2
Sam Carling
10Sam Carling MP
North West Cambridgeshire
2