In 2013, govt scrapped council tax benefit, so even people on benefits pay part. Benefits are subsistence! And often delayed/sanctioned! So people end up in court, with possibility of jail, but usually council taking money direct from benefitshttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/15/thousands-court-council-tax-arrears-benefit-cuts-bedroom-tax?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other …
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I've been to the courts: scores of terrified people queueing. Piddlimg arrears snowball and financially ruin people https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/05/cuts-council-tax-support-benefits-no-joke …pic.twitter.com/lYBZ4vpGqt
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@childrensociety have found many children terrified by the use of bailiffs in recovering council tax debthttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/bedroom-tax-cuts-council-tax-support-poor-people …Show this thread
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Council tax based on 1991 valuations (2003 in Wales) so revaluation is ridiculously overdue and when they are at it introduce one or two higher bands.
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My one bed flat on edge of West Drayton is in the same band (C) as my partner's four bed (shared with three other blokes...) in Leyton. Baffling! I spend almost as much on council tax as I do on food most months. How has it come to that!!
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I can't be the only one to notice the resemblance between these two evil beings can I?pic.twitter.com/j6YkkNm5fV
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Council tax should be replaced with a Land value Tax, making the rich get a taste of austerity
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