Question reference: S4W-22814
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 10 October 2014
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Current status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 3 November 2014
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much will be allocated for mitigation of the so-called bedroom tax in 2015-16, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The Draft Budget 2015-16 on 9 October 2014 included increased support for welfare reform mitigation. In 2015-16 the Scottish Government, for the second year in a row, has budgeted for £35 million to fully mitigate the so-called bedroom tax. The breakdown by individual local authority is not yet available as it has still to be discussed and agreed with COSLA.