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council tax

December 28, 2020

English councils’ core funding per resident to be lower next year than in 2015-16

An announced increase in council funding is reliant on rising Council Tax, and still amounts to a real-terms cut when population growth is taken into account, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
December 14, 2020

Councils ask for powers to fix 'broken' housing delivery system

More than a million homes given planning permission in the last decade have not yet been built, says the Local Government Association.
October 7, 2020

Churches call for debt cancellation for low income households

Churches call for the Government to cancel unavoidable debt accrued by the poorest households during the lockdown period.
July 20, 2020

Charity calls on government to stop bailiff and court fees being added to council tax debt in England

Local authorities in England can be penalised if they try to offer more compassionate and affordable repayment plans to those who owe them money.
June 27, 2020

Charities call for council tax reform ahead of August debt 'D-Day'

The UK’s three largest debt charities are urging the government to implement simple measures that could protect millions of people from the prospect of spiralling council tax debt.
June 25, 2020

Government allows resumption of bailiff enforcement visits

The 23 August date coincides with the end date for the protection for tenants from eviction for rent arrears during the coronavirus crisis.
June 11, 2020

Warning on 'post-Covid personal debt tsunami' unless radical relief is given

New report says a personal debt tsunami of £6 billion directly attributable to the pandemic is already being stored up among some 4.6 million households and, if left unchecked, is set to worsen.
May 17, 2020

New figures reveal dangerously high levels of financial vulnerability in Scotland

On average, the charity's clients were already in deficit by £13 after paying for key costs like rent and council tax.
February 26, 2020

Citizens Advice reveals hidden financial hardship of those in council tax arrears

Missing an average council tax payment of £167 can escalate to a debt of over £2,000 in just nine weeks.
December 1, 2019

Church Action for Tax Justice poses general election questions

Church Action for Tax Justice is calling on voters to ‘remember the poor’ as they consider how to vote in the general election.