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Originally Posted by Neil
Sorry to sound thick but I don't understand why they are exempt from stamp duty. I recall the stamp duty limit changing but can't remember the details.
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Designated a deprived ward by Govt using local statistocs on crime, health, education etc.. Deprived is the poorest 10% in the country. From 2006 that will now incude Peel. The figures are approx. Central [top] 1%; Church 5%? Springhilll 8%? Peel 9% and lastly Barnfield 9%. The between 10 and 20% is St Andrews, Clayton, Immanuel, Netherton then 20-30 Milnshaw. Baxenden is in the 50-60% bracket and is the wealthiset ward in Hyndburn followed by Overton and Rishton in teh 40-50% most derpived [or in the 50-60% bracket of least deprived in the country depending on how you look at it].
Wards designated deprived quailfy for special govt funding [like NRF] and special measures, like stamp duty exemption.
Our wardens are funded by NRF so they can only work the 4 deprived wards. So how
govt has cut funding to the other 12 wards is beyond me?? Basically that says the council has no intention and never had of rolling wardens out for Hyndburn.