Housing benefit is based on an amount of rent that is
eligible for housing benefit. If the house has no extra bedrooms
(according to the bedroom allowance) then the full rent is
eligible. If there is at least one extra bedroom, then (unless you
are exempt from the bedroom tax) the amount of rent eligible for
housing benefit will be reduced as follows:
• One extra bedroom - 14% of the rent (about one
seventh)
• Two or more extra bedrooms - 25% of the rent (one
quarter)
Housing benefit is based on an amount of rent that is
eligible for housing benefit. If the house has no extra bedrooms
(according to the bedroom allowance) then the full rent is
eligible. If there is at least one extra bedroom, then (unless you
are exempt from the bedroom tax) the amount of rent eligible for
housing benefit will be reduced as follows:
• One extra bedroom - 14% of the rent (about one
seventh)
• Two or more extra bedrooms - 25% of the rent (one
quarter)
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