:00:10. > :00:14.Good evening. It was dubbed 'bedroom tax' by
:00:15. > :00:19.critics ` benefit changes ddsigned to encourage council tenants judged
:00:20. > :00:21.to have some spare rooms to move to smaller homes. But a BBC
:00:22. > :00:24.investigation shows changes to housing benefits have failed to
:00:25. > :00:27.achieve that in many parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. In the
:00:28. > :00:30.South Kesteven district council in Lincolnshire, only 23 households
:00:31. > :00:35.actually relocated. That's just over 2% of those affected by the benefit
:00:36. > :00:41.changes. In Hull, the figurd is 162 households, which is just over %.
:00:42. > :00:47.But it has been more successful in the East Riding. 204 households have
:00:48. > :00:52.moved out ` almost 17%. The national average is 6%. Jake Zuckerm`n
:00:53. > :00:57.reports. The spare room subsidy, known to its
:00:58. > :00:59.critics as the bedroom tax. A policy, says the government,
:01:00. > :01:02.designed to move benefit cl`imants with more bedrooms than thex need
:01:03. > :01:05.into smaller accommodation lore suited to their requirements. But
:01:06. > :01:11.evidence suggests it's failhng in that aim, and driving tenants into
:01:12. > :01:15.arrears. Anne Lawton suffers from mental health problems. Changes to
:01:16. > :01:20.the benefits system meant she had to downsize from a two to a ond bedroom
:01:21. > :01:23.flat. She was lucky enough to find somewhere to move to, but in the
:01:24. > :01:29.meantime, she's been left htndreds of pounds in debt. I am still in
:01:30. > :01:35.arrears. I go to the soup khtchen. I am struggling and I am sellhng
:01:36. > :01:40.stuff. I haven't really got stuff to sell now, so how am I going to pay
:01:41. > :01:43.back the rent? In North Lincolnshire, 40% of those `ffected
:01:44. > :01:51.by the so`called bedroom tax are in arrears, the highest rate in the
:01:52. > :01:55.region. `` 48%. In Lincoln, where the council are subsidising it, it
:01:56. > :01:58.is just over 7%, while in Htll, more than 20% are in arrears. In Hull,
:01:59. > :02:04.they have refurbished more than 70 small flats to meet the dem`nd for
:02:05. > :02:07.one bed accommodation. I have been here for two months and I al now
:02:08. > :02:11.delighted to get a one`bedroom place. It took a lot of strdss off
:02:12. > :02:14.me. In Northeast Lincolnshire, Shoreline Housing Partnershhp says
:02:15. > :02:21.its tenants now owe ?155,000 in total. We provide as much stpport as
:02:22. > :02:25.we can, but the responsibilhty does ultimately fall to the tenant to
:02:26. > :02:29.pay. Regrettably, in a circtmstance when the tenant can't pay, we have
:02:30. > :02:34.little option other than to take action to encourage them to do so.
:02:35. > :02:38.But the Government rejects accusations that the policy is not
:02:39. > :02:45.working. Tens of thousands `re already able to move out of
:02:46. > :02:48.overcrowded homes. We had a ridiculous situation where the
:02:49. > :02:53.taxpayer was subsidising rooms that people did not need at a tile when
:02:54. > :02:58.we had a real shortage of housing. I am 100% behind this policy. It is
:02:59. > :03:00.working. Whatever the Government's intentions, in East Yorkshire and
:03:01. > :03:04.Lincolnshire, thousands of people like Anne are now in arrears, many
:03:05. > :03:19.with no idea how they are going to pay.
:03:20. > :03:21.It's billed as one of Yorkshire s biggest arts festivals: A
:03:22. > :03:25.celebration of the 100 days of countdown to the start of the Tour
:03:26. > :03:29.de France. Events are being held across the county but only ` handful
:03:30. > :03:31.are in East Yorkshire and only two have been given any funding.
:03:32. > :03:34.Tonight, the organisers havd denied the area has been overlooked as
:03:35. > :03:38.Sarah Walton reports. A dance display to mark 100 until
:03:39. > :03:41.the Tour de France comes to the region. This event in Rippon last
:03:42. > :03:44.night kicked off a festival running up to the start of the race
:03:45. > :03:52.involving arts and cultural events across the region. And it whll
:03:53. > :03:55.involve things like this. This video artwork will be displayed at the
:03:56. > :03:59.Ferens Art Gallery in Hull from May with the help of an ?8,000 grant
:04:00. > :04:02.from the festival organisers Welcome To Yorkshire. I hope that the effect
:04:03. > :04:06.will be beneficial in that people, whilst in the area, will be
:04:07. > :04:13.attracted to come to Hull and see our wonderful museums and dhsplays
:04:14. > :04:17.at the gallery. Now, when the Tour comes to Yorkshire in July, none of
:04:18. > :04:20.the stages will be in the E`st of the county. But organisers say the
:04:21. > :04:25.whole region will benefit from thousands of visitors, bringing ?100
:04:26. > :04:28.million to the local economx. This is the brochure setting out all the
:04:29. > :04:32.events taking place for the festival. In the opening it says it
:04:33. > :04:36.will be 'spanning the countx', engaging the widest possibld
:04:37. > :04:44.audience. But turn to the m`p, and just three of the 47 events listed
:04:45. > :04:48.are in East Yorkshire or Hull. More events are being added but only two
:04:49. > :04:51.have been given any funding. There were 28 applications, including Hull
:04:52. > :04:59.Truck's performance of A Taste Of Honey. It was rejected. He
:05:00. > :05:03.transforms into a show dog! This play is part of the Heads Up
:05:04. > :05:06.Festival in Hull, also listdd as one of the Tour's cultural events. But
:05:07. > :05:10.the organisers say they didn't even apply for funding, because they were
:05:11. > :05:14.made to feel like it wasn't worth it. I think we got the feelhng that
:05:15. > :05:17.most of the funding for the big projects would go to companhes that
:05:18. > :05:20.deliver projects around the Leeds and Harrogate area, although it
:05:21. > :05:23.might be a conduit for people in Europe to going to that part of the
:05:24. > :05:29.world, which wouldn't necessarily be a stop off point for people going to
:05:30. > :05:33.the race. It was always cle`r in the road shows that there were different
:05:34. > :05:36.strands to the festival and that, very clearly, it was not just about
:05:37. > :05:39.having the events happening where the route is going, although there
:05:40. > :05:45.was one very specific strand for that. The organisers still want
:05:46. > :05:49.groups from East Yorkshire to get involved, and more events whll be
:05:50. > :05:57.added to the festival. Sarah Walton, BBC Look North, Hull.
:05:58. > :06:00.The RAF's Dambuster squadron, which used to be based in Lincolnshire,
:06:01. > :06:06.has been disbanded as its Tornado aircraft are withdrawn from service.
:06:07. > :06:09.A special ceremony took place today at the famous 617 Squadron's most
:06:10. > :06:15.recent base, Lossiemouth in Scotland. It will be reformdd in
:06:16. > :06:24.2016 at its new location at RAF Marham in Norfolk.
:06:25. > :06:27.Hull FC have turned around last weekend's home defeat with ` victory
:06:28. > :06:30.over Salford at the KC. The Black and Whites were dominant throughout.
:06:31. > :06:33.The final score was Hull FC 30` Salford Red. Hull Kingston Rovers
:06:34. > :06:35.will face Wakefield at home on Sunday. There will be commentary on
:06:36. > :06:43.BBC Radio Humberside from 3:00pm. Let's get a look at the weather now.
:06:44. > :06:45.Here's Paul Hudson with the forecast.
:06:46. > :06:49.Quite a promising weekend on the cards. At the moment, it is damp and
:06:50. > :06:52.we may see a patch of rain loving from the south`east, with low
:06:53. > :06:55.temperatures of six Celsius. Off to a great start tomorrow, damp in
:06:56. > :06:59.northern areas but brighter skies will move in. After lunchtile, it
:07:00. > :07:07.should be sunny. Inland, it becomes warm, with highs of 14, 15 or 1
:07:08. > :07:17.Celsius. Cooler on the coast, with onshore breezes, and a similar
:07:18. > :07:20.forecast on Sunday. That's all from the late te`m. Look
:07:21. > :07:22.North is back just after 1:00pm tomorrow. Hope you can join us then.
:07:23. > :07:34.Bye for now. forward on Saturday night. Now here
:07:35. > :07:42.is Nick Miller with the national forecast.
:07:43. > :07:46.Hello. The clocks go forward this weekend, marking the beginning of
:07:47. > :07:50.British summertime, BST. It has nothing to do with the weather. As
:07:51. > :07:56.the clocks changed last year we were coming out of the March freeze.
:07:57. > :08:03.This year, though, as the clucks change, the weather is warming up.
:08:04. > :08:08.Not clear blue sky, the sun will be hazy but the thunder storms will be
:08:09. > :08:12.gone. It will be mainly dry. And the weather is lively out there
:08:13. > :08:15.this evening. There are bands of rain with hail over western parts of
:08:16. > :08:20.the UK. A bit of rain for parts of the north
:08:21. > :08:21.of England and south-west of Scotland. And