Search results for ‘council tax’
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FactCheck: Cameron slips up on ‘bedroom tax’
David Cameron sought to reassure MPs about the effects of the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ on the most vulnerable. But did he pass the FactCheck test?
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Councils ‘not providing childcare’ for working parents
More than two thirds of councils are failing to ensure enough childcare is provided for working parents, campaigners for families’ rights claim.
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‘Bedroom tax’ is ‘appalling’ says paediatrician
Cuts to housing benefit for families with disabled children are “ludicrous”, “unfair” and “appalling”, according to a group of medical experts speaking exclusively to Channel 4 News.
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Blogger’s legal fight shines light on council transparency
She was arrested for filming a council meeting – the situation escalated and now she’s in a high court libel trial. But citizen journalist Jacqui Thompson says she will still fight for transparency.
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Call for fizzy drinks tax to slim down ‘fat man of Europe’
Britain is too fat and it is getting fatter – and now is the time to act, warns an influential medical group. But will their suggested measures to tackle the “obesity crisis” work?
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Inheritance tax rises to pay for elderly care
Thousands more people are likely to be hit with inheritance tax to pay for an extension in state support for elderly care, under new plans by the coalition.
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‘Bedroom tax’ will cost taxpayers more
The government’s controversial new “bedroom tax” will cost rather than save money in parts of the country, it has been claimed. Reporter Ciaran Jenkins explains.
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‘Bedroom tax’ will ease overcrowding problem says MP
MP Mark Field says the reforms to housing benefit which will cut the income of social housing tenants deemed to have spare rooms is necessary to ease overcrowding for other families.
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Councils demand crackdown on ‘rip-off’ letting agents
As MPs carry out an inquiry into the private rented sector, councils say “extortionate fees” charged by some letting agents are making it harder for people to find a home.
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The ‘bedroom tax’ – the key questions
From April, an under-occupation penalty will be served on housing benefit claimants with a spare room or rooms. Dubbed the “bedroom tax”, Ciaran Jenkins explains how it works.
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Row over housing benefit changes dubbed ‘bedroom tax’
Conservative MP Mark Field tells Channel 4 News he had not heard of the term “bedroom tax” before last week but that he voted for the policy behind the nickname because it will ease overcrowding.
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‘Bed tax’ forces people out of homes
The biggest social housing landlord in the north west says almost a quarter of its tenants subject to the so-called “bedroom tax” are being forced to leave their homes.
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English councils have their spending cut
Long-struggling councils will see spending power cut by 1.7 per cent next year, leading some MPs to accuse Communities Secretary Eric Pickles of treating them with “contempt”.
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100,000 council homes in hands of tenancy cheats
New figures estimate 100,000 people have obtained council houses and flats through fraud or are illegally subletting them for profit, writes Jane Deith
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David Cameron rules out ‘mansion tax’
David Cameron dismisses Liberal Democrat demands for a “mansion tax” and benefit cuts for wealthy pensioners as part of efforts to tackle the deficit.