The tax, which levies extra charges on people in social accommodation with unoccupied bedrooms, has affected around 70,000 people across Scotland including almost 2,000 housing benefit claimants in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.

Under pressure from Labour in the Scottish Parliament, The Scottish Government has extended Discretionary Housing Payments in order to mitigate the impact of the tax. However, Labour has said that it will change the law to rescind the tax permanently.

Ms Jamieson said: "The Bedroom Tax is an unfair and unjust tax which has a disproportionate impact on the disabled and those on low incomes, including almost 2000 people claiming housing benefit in my constituency "For the vast majority of those affected, there is nowhere smaller to move to, meaning that vulnerable people are being penalised through no fault of their own.

"Discretionary Housing Payments have helped, but they are only a temporary solution to the problem.

"We need to get rid of the bedroom tax once and for all, and only a Labour Government will do that. Changing the law to bin the Bedroom Tax will be one of the first things a Labour Government does."