Bedroom tax 'shocking' - UN probe

[super jumbe]

The Government's so-called "bedroom tax" is a "shocking" policy in need of being scrapped, an international investigator has said.

A United Nations official charged with examining the policy - introduced earlier this year to reduce the number of social tenants under-occupying their accommodation - said anecdotal evidence during her fact-finding visit to Britain has raised concerns about the happiness of those affected by the welfare reform measure.

In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Raquel Rolnik said Britain was failing to provide sufficient quantities of affordable social housing.

She said: "My immediate recommendation is that the bedroom tax is abolished. I was very shocked to hear how many people feel abused in their human rights by this decision and why - being so vulnerable - they should pay for the cost of the economic downturn, which was brought about by the financial crisis."

She told the Guardian some tenants were contemplating suicide due to the changes, adding that the bedroom tax could constitute a breach of human rights laws.

Ms Rolnik's final report will be presented in Geneva to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2014.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/bedroom-tax-shocking-un-probe-052549071.html#OZM2WIs

[ifred]

So has this crossed Obama's redline are we to expect 'merican boots on english beds

[cgscott]

Suicide would mean a house for a family...no?

People contemplating suicide because they have to pay an extra ?25 for a room they deem they should be entitled to.
I pay for 2 bedrooms in my house with a mortgage and i earn my money by working.

[super jumbe]

So has this crossed Obama's redline are we to expect 'merican boots on english beds

There in no redline hear, we do not put our nose in US or UN and UK should be left alone to deal with our council matters.

[Snowy79]

As soon as I read the bit about the Guardian I gave up.

[super jumbe]

As soon as I read the bit about the Guardian I gave up.

I thought the only paper does what it says

[nara]

As soon as I read the bit about the Guardian I gave up.

I suppose you're a "Daily Mail" kinda guy?

[bobwill]

I suppose you're a "Daily Mail" kinda guy?

talking of the daily mail

[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2418204/Raquel-Rolnik-A-dabbler-witchcraft-offered-animal-sacrifice-Marx.html"]Raquel Rolnik: A dabbler in witchcraft who offered an animal sacrifice to Marx | Mail Online[/URL]

When she went to do her Masters, she offered an ebo an animal sacrifice to Marx, so he would leave her in peace.Because, as well as having a Marxist formation at the university, when we were small our parents put us in the Leftist Zionist movement.Raquel had a really solid Marxist formation. So she had to give an ebo to Marx in Candomble so he would leave her alone.

[super jumbe]

I suppose you're a "Daily Mail" kinda guy?

I am the sun lover page 3

[Kalipo]

When i first read this i thought maybe she had a point..

But further thinking and i thought, what the hell.. these people are on benefits! Tameeka and candice in their 3 bed semi newly built are on benefits, theyve never worked and each have a kid each and both have a spare bedroom each..

I say f*** em! human rights never got us anywhere anyway!

Yes, i have a 3 bed house.. but we both work.. spare room is used to dry clothes .. other is being converted into a nursery!