Protest against the Bedroom Tax

Cllr Ann Rampling Yvonne Fovargue MP Cllr Bill Clark
 and myself with other membrs of the campaign

Last Saturday in Ashton town centre I took part in an event organised by local Labour Councillors protesting against the bedroom tax. 

This tax can have come from the Tories who are steadily becoming the nasty party again. This tax will hit roughly 5,000 households in the Wigan borough and affected households will lose between £14 and £25 a week.

The people affected are on very low income already. 2/3 thirds  of households hit are home to someone who is disabled. Divorced parents whose kids come to stay will be badly affected as well grandparents who want their grandchildren to stay with them but now will not be able to do so because of lack of space.

The Tory led Government want people to move into one or two bedroomed properties form their existing 'under occupied 'properties. The problem with this is that in Wigan there are only 852 such properties available and the demand is over double that.

 Many people who signed our petition said they  were not affected by the bedroom tax but were keen to express their opposition to this blatantly unfair tax.