SIR – I think John Hall (Letters, March 15) is getting a little confused with regard to the Government’s ‘bedroom tax’. Mr Hall states there might be a good reason why criminals don’t pay the tax.
Contrary to popular belief, mostly among Labour supporters, the ‘bedroom tax’ is not a tax at all, but rather a benefit cut if you have a spare room in your Council or housing association home.
It is, to be fair, a neat little bit of spin by the Labour Party combined with a failure by the Tories to give their latest unfair policy a catchy title.
Although it is not technically correct to call it a ‘bedroom tax’ it is so entertaining stating this whenever you meet a Tory and watching them proceed to foam at the mouth and shake violently.
Jason Smith, UKIP Bradford chairman, Woodlands Avenue, Queensbury
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