Around 60,000 households affected by the bedroom tax are carers, the minister for disabled people has revealed.
Esther McVey disclosed the estimate in a written answer to a question by Labour MP for Worsley and Eccles South, Barbara Keeley.
Responding to the figure, shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, Rachel Reeves, said: ‘Carers are a lifeline for disabled people.
‘The stress of having to move is the last thing they need when they are working round the clock to enable those they care for to live dignified lives.
‘Carers need the support of a government that understands their vital and often unsung role in our communities yet David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith have shown they are only prepared to stand up for a privileged few, with tax cuts for millionaires, while hitting the poorest and most vulnerable with their hated bedroom tax.’
Labour has pledged to scrap the bedroom tax if elected.
