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We spoke to the Local Government Association chair, and Labour councillor, Shaun Davies.
In his first conference speech as SNP leader, Humza Yousaf has called for an international refugee programme for people fleeing violence in Gaza.
How much is council tax rising by in different areas of England and when will it come into place? Here’s what you need to know.
Senior figures from both parties have made claims this week.
The Conservative hopeful says he’ll reverse Sadiq Khan’s latest tax hike.
The government has said it remains committed to Conservative manifesto commitments not to raise income tax, VAT or National Insurance. It comes after the chancellor announced yesterday that he would jettison the party’s commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid. Today, the IFS warned that Rishi Sunak’s spending review is likely to result…
Chris Daw QC is the author of the Social Market Foundation report, and Kevin Hollinrake is a Conservative MP and member of the Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
England is now the only country in the UK where you can be sent to jail for council tax debt.
Council tax in England is set to soar above inflation – as ministers gave local authorities the go ahead to raise tax in April by 3%. It means families facing a steep increase in bills – plus, in England and Wales – up to £24 a year per household to fund extra cash for police…
Council tax bills could go up by 6 per cent over the next two years in an effort to tackle the crisis in social care. For someone in an average band D property, that means a £90 increase.
Jackie Long
If you’re one of the 2.34 million low-income families who used to get council tax benefit, you’ll be paying on average £149 more in council tax this year than just over a year ago.
Council tax bills for some of Britain’s poorest households are set to more than double following the withdrawal of government grant.
Soaring numbers of people struggle to cope with council tax benefit cuts are feeding fears of a “bailiff boom”, a debt advice charity warns.
Jackie Long
It’s hard not to avoid a subtext in the government’s new council tax support scheme, that it’s part of a move to encourage – or push – people back into work.
Millions of people on low incomes will be hit by increases in their council tax bills from April. How many will be affected and who will pay most?