Chris Bryant MP, Labour’s Shadow Welfare Reform Minister, speaking following the revelation that even more people are eligible for refunds under the Bedroom Tax loophole, said:

“Once again, the chaos surrounding the Bedroom Tax has been laid bare. Neither Iain Duncan Smith nor his Minsters have any idea how many people have been illegally charged the Bedroom Tax and are due refunds.

“Statistics we’ve received under the Freedom of Information Act show that more than 23,000 people are eligible for refunds. This hated and unfair tax continues to unravel and ministers should scrap it. If they won’t, then a Labour government will.”