Motion text
That this House notes that 56,160 children were living with foster families in 2019; further notes that the under-occupancy penalty (the so-called bedroom tax) was introduced in April 2013 under the Welfare Reform Act 2012; condemns the bedroom tax policy; expresses concern about the bedroom tax’s effect on some of the most vulnerable people in our country; notes that foster children are not counted as part of the household for benefit purposes; notes that foster carers are allowed one additional room in their home as long as they have registered as a foster carer or fostered a child within the past 12 months, meaning that foster carers with more than one child will still face the bedroom tax; further expresses concern that data on how many foster carers are subject to the bedroom tax is not readily available to the Government; calls on the Government to collect and make publicly available data on the number of foster carers who are subject to the bedroom tax; further calls on the Government to do more to support our hard working foster parents; urges the Government to acknowledge and reflect on the cruelty at the heart of its bedroom tax policy; and calls on the Government to abolish the bedroom tax.
Signatures (31)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Owen, Sarah
Labour
Signed on
28 February 2020
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
3 March 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
3 March 2020
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on
4 March 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 March 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Nichols, Charlotte
Labour
Signed on
5 March 2020
Daby, Janet
Labour
Signed on
5 March 2020
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 March 2020
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on
5 March 2020
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
8 March 2020
Timms, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
8 March 2020
Harman, Ms Harriet
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2020
Anderson, Fleur
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2020
Davies-Jones, Alex
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2020
Smith, Nick
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2020
Oppong-Asare, Abena
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2020
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2020
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on
10 March 2020
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
10 March 2020
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on
10 March 2020
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
10 March 2020
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
10 March 2020
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
10 March 2020
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
11 March 2020
Malhotra, Seema
Labour
Signed on
12 March 2020
Stevens, Jo
Labour
Signed on
16 March 2020
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
16 March 2020
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
21 April 2020
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
24 June 2020
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.