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Find out what the bedroom tax is and how it might affect your benefits.
You might get less housing benefit if you are working age and live in a housing association or council property that has one or more spare bedrooms. This is known as bedroom tax, spare room subsidy, or social sector size criteria.
Benefit rules say that each of the following needs one bedroom:
Any reduction for spare bedrooms will be shown on your housing benefit notification letter.
If your housing benefit is reduced and you won't be able to pay your rent because of this, you might be able to get extra help with your housing costs (known as a discretionary housing payment).
Bedroom tax does not apply to you if you live in:
You might be allowed an extra bedroom if: