Against a backdrop of rising
homelessness, we ask the government again to rethink this ill - conceived
policy and to ensure disabled people receiving disability living allowance, and other vulnerable people, are exempt from the bedroom tax before it comes into effect on April 1st.»
(Creating more housing for low - income New Yorkers, a move that was announced in yesterday's plan and differs from Bloomberg - era
policies that focused heavily on middle - income affordable housing, should provide another bulwark
against homelessness going forward.)