Under-occupation is defined as the property having more bedrooms than the occupants require - for example, a couple with one child having a three-bedroom house would have one 'spare' bedroom and the house would be 'under-occupied'. As a result, Leeds Council cut housing benefit in 4,449 cases. The data, published via Data Mill North, states "These have all had a reduction in their housing benefit. In some cases the reduction has been paid for by a Discretionary Housing Benefit Payment (DHP)." These are the nine areas in the data, ordered from the highest number of under-occupied houses to the lowest, as of March 2020. Photos for illustrative purposes and do not represent specific properties.
7. Temple Newsam - 109
There were 109 houses defined as under-occupied in Temple Newsam | other
8. Killingbeck & Seacroft - 37
There were 37 houses defined as under-occupied in Killingbeck & Seacroft (counted as one ward by Leeds Council) | other
