Positions of political parties Under-occupancy penalty

1 positions of political parties

1.1 conservatives
1.2 liberal democrats
1.3 scottish national party
1.4 labour
1.5 other parties

positions of political parties
conservatives

the conservative party has tended refer under-occupancy penalty removal of spare room subsidy (implicitly taking consideration entire housing benefit paid out tenancy, rather net payment made tenant). writing in telegraph conservative minister iain duncan smith has argued:

...we need put end unfair situation taxpayer subsidising people have homes, paid state, spare rooms not need. spare room subsidy. britain can not afford , nor can taxpayer.

liberal democrats

as members of government, liberal democrats voted welfare reform act 2012. @ 2013 spring conference, members voted review policy looks @ money saved, costs incurred , effect on vulnerable tenants . in march 2014 inside housing reported liberal democrats plan scrap bedroom tax refuse suitable , reasonable offer of accommodation. represents change in position party voted against similar amendment 2012 welfare reform act. liberal democrat party leader tim farron (at time president of party) has criticised distorting effect under occupancy changes have on market. following change in policy, liberal democrats voted labour on 5 september 2014, lib dem mp andrew george s private members bill restrict number of cases in penalty levied.

scottish national party

in 2015 general election manifesto scottish national party stated that: vote immediate abolition of unfair bedroom tax .

labour

the labour party pledged repeal act had been elected in 2015.

other parties

the under-occupancy penalty opposed trade unionist , socialist coalition, uk independence party, british national party, green party of england & wales, plaid cymru, democratic unionist party, social democratic & labour party (sdlp), alliance party of northern ireland, ulster unionist party , sinn féin.