bedroom tax

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Noun[edit]

bedroom tax (uncountable)

  1. (UK politics) A reduction in housing benefit for people who live in social housing that is deemed underoccupied.

Usage notes[edit]

Despite the name, the bedroom tax is not charged as a tax. For these reason, its supporters call it the "under-occupancy penalty".