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harwood red · 28-07-2012, 13:45

National council tax benefit, which is calculated the same across all councils will come to an end next March and will be changed to a localised council tax allowance. This could be a nightmare and even more so create a postcode lottery as each council can set it's own remit on how it will work!!

Some councils have already announced that regardless of income a minimum of 10% of council tax must be paid by all and the rest will be means tested and an allowance awarded to those towards their council tax!

No noise from Hyndburn on how they are going to manage theirs but I do know that funding from the govt towards this has been cut dramatically

28-07-2012, 13:45	#108
harwood red God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Great Harwood Posts: 7,146 Blog Entries: 74 Liked: 6 times Rep Power: 911	Re: Changes To Housing Benefits National council tax benefit, which is calculated the same across all councils will come to an end next March and will be changed to a localised council tax allowance. This could be a nightmare and even more so create a postcode lottery as each council can set it's own remit on how it will work!! Some councils have already announced that regardless of income a minimum of 10% of council tax must be paid by all and the rest will be means tested and an allowance awarded to those towards their council tax! No noise from Hyndburn on how they are going to manage theirs but I do know that funding from the govt towards this has been cut dramatically __________________ I know this may come as a shock but believe it or not all views I may air on here are my own work!!!!!