Monday, 3 February 2014

Benefit Cuts Leave 70,000 People in Council Tax Arrears

Around 70,000 people are being pursued by bailiffs for council tax arrears following benefit cuts, the Labour Party has claimed. The party has issued requests under the Freedom of Information Act to all English councils and 143 responded with figures showing 30,761 have been issued with bailiff notices. If extrapolated across England, 70,000 could be affected. The cut has been referred to as ‘a new poll tax’ by Labour. Read more on Inside Housing.

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