Only about 6 per cent of social housing tenants affected by the coalition government's 'bedroom tax' have moved home, according to research carried out by the BBC.
The bedroom tax policy – or 'withdrawal of the spare room subsidy' – was partly designed to cut under-occupancy of social housing and relieve overcrowding.
The BBC's research was based on responses from 331 social housing providers across England, Scotland and Wales.
Employment Minister Esther McVey said: 'We were expecting over four or five years for maybe 30 per cent of people to move so it shows really that we are on track'.
Source: BBC report, 28 March 2014
Links: BBC report | Citizens Advice press release | Daily Mail report | New Statesman report