Spare Room Subsidy Bill

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. Application of section 2

(1) The provisions of section (2) apply where:

(a) the claimant is a person in receipt of Housing Benefit; or

(b) the claimant is in receipt of Universal Credit which includes an amount in respect of the housing costs element of Universal Credit; and

(c) the property to which the claim relates is a dwelling of which the landlord is a local housing authority or a registered provider of social housing.

2. Calculation of Housing Benefit or housing aspect of Universal Credit

(1) The appropriate maximum Housing Benefit or the amount to be included as the housing cost elements of a Universal Credit award shall not be less than the actual amount of the liability.

3. Extent, Commencement, and Short Title

(1) This act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom

(2) This act comes shall come into force immediately upon enactment.

(3) This act may be cited as the Spare Room Subsidy Act (2015)

This was submitted by Rt Hon. /u/Can_triforce on behalf of the 5th Government.

The voting period for this bill will end 3rd December at 10PM GMT.