A woman in the UK has killed herself after being stung with a demand for £20 a week under the so-called 'bedroom tax'.

Stephanie Bottrill from Solihull left suicide notes for her family and neighbours in which she blamed the government.

The 53-year-old grandmother said she was unable to cope after her housing benefits were reduced by 25 per cent on her three bedroom house.

Bottrill lived on her own in the house after her two sons had moved out.