bedroom tax

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Noun

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bedroom tax (plural bedroom taxes)

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

Usage notes

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