Bedroom tax radio package: part 2

Starting from April thousands of social housing tenants in the South West have seen a reduction in their housing benefit payments.

Under the new rules, one bedroom is allowed for each adult or couple, but two children under ten will be expected to share a room, and if they're of the same sex, they'll have to share until they're sixteen.

The government says it will save money, but critics say it will cause a rise in poverty and do nothing to reduce the shortage of social housing.