The DWP have issued a statement which shows that some people should never have been charged the 'bedroom tax'. It seems that tenants who have been in continuous receipt of housing benefit since 1996 should not be subject to the spare room subsidy, and may be able to claim back-payments until April 2013.
For more information, visit the DWP website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hb-bulletin-u12014-removal-of-the-spare-room-subsidy
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