Sentences with phrase «council tax»

Anyone struggling to pay council tax bills are advised to call their council as soon as they can to stop problems building up.

We have helped councils freeze council tax for two years running — and we're helping them freeze it again next year.

I want to make sure families get a proper rubbish and recycling collection service for the large amount of money they have to pay in council tax.

The manifesto promises to continue the freeze of council tax, deliver free nursery hours for children, pay the living wage to council workers and keep free bus passes.

Around two - thirds of people eligible for council tax benefit claim any funds, the lowest take up of any means tested benefit.

Yet he had received a 50 per cent discount on council tax on his second home.

However, «higher council tax bands on high value properties» are «acceptable» to 57 per cent.

Two years ago the coalition explicitly changed guidance to local authorities, giving them discretion over whether flooding victims had to pay council tax.

Members of the public could block council tax increases under proposals unveiled by the coalition government.

We have provided sufficient resources to ensure local authorities can keep overall council tax rises substantially below 5 per cent.

If councils cut publicity, management and pension costs by ten per cent, the report argues, they could cut council tax by an average of 3.5 per cent.

If you owe money to the council, such as council tax, you can ask the council whether they have a «vulnerability policy».

It could be a one off payment annually for those who live in houses worth over # 2 million or it could come in the form of extra, higher council tax bands.

We have also kept council tax down helping households meet rising living costs for energy, fuel and other goods and services.

Vote for better local services and lower council tax for every resident in your community.

She'd struggled to understand how to apply for council tax support.

Thousands of flood victims will be handed relief from council tax and business rates, it has been announced.

Most of us are being forced to bridge the gap between Government funding and demand for services through raising council taxes and generating income, which just hits residents harder.

The average council tax bill will rise by the lowest amount for more than a decade, the government announced today.

If you have council tax debt, get advice as soon as possible.

A 20 % cut to police funding is in reality more like 14 %, once one takes account of local funding through council tax.

This is as opposed to either secured debts like mortgages, or priority debts like council tax or utility bills.

Allowing them to charge higher council tax levels would be one step towards this.

She had been hit by changes to council tax at a time when her new experience of the work programme was already proving incredibly stressful.

The government is planning to introduce a new system of council tax based upon the quality of life and crime levels within the area, the Conservative party claims.

Local authorities help support education through a local council tax.

They are also «collection authorities», responsible for collecting council tax.

Would shifting the tax burden to ask more from those who have done best be old Labour, even to fund council tax cuts for the many?

A question on how much council tax goes towards local authority pensions.

Some see local election results as pointers for the coming national political fights, but others say they are more about council tax and bins and other services.

Many local authorities depend heavily on those charges to maintain a relatively modest council tax, or at least to mitigate its impact.

In its report published today, the committee said the rules governing council tax benefit are too restrictive and recommended the entire process is simplified.

For example, banks sharing data for fraud protection, or local authorities processing council tax information, can use a different lawful basis to consent.

It already looks as though there will be more councils refusing the freeze funding and increasing council tax next year.

Some debts, for example council tax, can also be enforced in the sheriff court using a summary warrant.

The tax amount can change from year to year but all homes in the same tax band in the same area start with the same amount of council tax before exemptions are applied.

Not paying the correct council tax can be a costly slip - up and one that could incur penalties.

The average household will be charged more than # 50 extra in council tax this year, according to estimates.

We must accept that we are all legal consumers whether as the victims of an accident or facing increased insurance premiums or council tax bills due to the cost of claims.

He argued households eligible for council tax benefit could be easily identified if agencies improved data sharing.

If you have previously lived with the person named on the envelope and the letter relates to essential household bills such as council tax, gas or electricity, the rules are more complicated.

Cutting council tax is a useless gesture, saving people pennies but cutting tens of millions from council budgets, threatening jobs, services and undermining the local economy.

And perhaps it was believed that low council taxes would actually make homeownership more affordable, not less.

A freeze on council tax is difficult to repeat because the government can't afford it.

This can include tax credits, housing benefit and council tax support.

There are fears that a deal on the terms set out by unions could force local authorities to raise council tax.

You may remember that it was the flat on which he failed to pay council tax.