Re: The reality
"he spare room subsidy (your use of the term Bedroom Tax shows your political leanings) can be alleviated by asking the council for a new home"
There are problems here. The first is that in a lot of areas there are no smaller houses available. Secondly, if a spare house does become available and you're on benefits just how are they, who have no transport of their own, going to afford to actually move house?