Tag Archives: council tax

Scottish council tax freeze benefits rich at expense of the poor

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 2, 2013

Scotland’s council tax freeze is harming local public services and benefiting the wealthy the most, undermining the Scottish government’s assertion that the policy is a “vital lifeline to hard pressed Scots”.

Posted in Public Services for All | Also tagged | 1 Response

JRF: Council tax benefit – the sting in the tail

By Guest | Published: February 1, 2013

Katie Schmuecker, research manager for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, looks at the sting in the tail of council tax benefit.

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Council tax benefit reforms will hit working-age adults in poverty

By Guest | Published: June 1, 2012

Council tax benefit reforms will cut the original amounts available by 10%, leaving working-age adults worse off.

Posted in Social Justice | Also tagged | 42 Responses

Boris’s 9-point plan is a bridge to nowhere

By Guest | Published: March 5, 2012

Andrew Dismore, Labour’s GLA candidate for Camden and Barnet, takes apart London Mayor Boris Johnson’s 9-point “Plan for London”.

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Council tax freeze is a tax cut for the rich

By Guest | Published: October 3, 2011

Pete Challis explains how much more the rich benefit from a council tax freeze than the poor do.

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How Pickles’s brutal council tax benefit reforms will pulverise the working-age poor

By Guest | Published: August 4, 2011

Pickles’ council tax benefit reform will disproportionaly affect the working-age population, incentivise local authorities to push poor people out to neighbouring boroughs, will penalise councils of poorer areas and create a patchwork of inconsistent systems.

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Eric Pickles uses council tax map to lead us astray

By Guest | Published: April 15, 2011

Katie Schmuecker takes apart communities secretary Eric Pickles’s attempt to muddy the water over the fairness of regional council tax rates.

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Economic recovery will be spread unevenly

By Guest | Published: January 24, 2011

Last year, Centre for Cities reported that the recession had widened the gap between UK cities; today, they warn that the recovery might also play out unevenly.

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