Roger.
Thank you for highlighting this to us.
Two things I would like to add, one is that many like me, do not have a spare room, the room that the council says is spare, is actually used by me and many members of my family throughout the whole year, so is not spare to rent out to a stranger.
The second point is that, I have always said these cuts would cost more to implement and no savings would ever be made.
Obviously Leeds Council has done their maths "but it would make savings by avoiding the legal costs and additional staff that come with chasing rent."
So if these cuts are not going to save money and reduce the UK deficit, why are they being implemented?
Come on DDC.
Identify the genuine disabled and vulnerable people in your council houses and do the right thing by them.
You have the power to review these cuts and use your discretion.
