Bedroom Tax

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the commitment by the First Minister, on behalf of the Scottish Government, to abolish the so-called bedroom tax if the SNP is elected to government in an independent Scotland; understands from comments made by the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland that the UK Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee members had their “heads in the sand” in relation to the bedroom tax and that it is unlikely to be repealed by any UK Parliament; is concerned by the new report by Cambridge University’s Centre for Housing and Planning Research, which states that it will take 24 years to rehouse everyone who is affected by the bedroom tax in the east of England; criticises the UK Government for announcing that it will cut universal credit payments to recoup bedroom tax arrears; welcomes action taken by East Lothian Housing Association to develop an assistance scheme for tenants affected by the bedroom tax; urges housing associations across Scotland to implement similar schemes, and continues to support the voluntary sector for all the work that it does to mitigate the effects of welfare reform on the most vulnerable people in society.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 29 Ind 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-07151 by reference.