council tax
Council tax benefit reforms will hit working-age adults in poverty
Council tax benefit reforms will cut the original amounts available by 10%, leaving working-age adults worse off.
Boris’s 9-point plan is a bridge to nowhere
Andrew Dismore, Labour’s GLA candidate for Camden and Barnet, takes apart London Mayor Boris Johnson’s 9-point “Plan for London”.
Council tax freeze is a tax cut for the rich
Pete Challis explains how much more the rich benefit from a council tax freeze than the poor do.
How Pickles’s brutal council tax benefit reforms will pulverise the working-age poor
Pickles' council tax benefit reform will disproportionaly affect the working-age population, incentivise local authorities to push poor people out to neighbouring boroughs, will penalise councils of poorer areas and create a patchwork of inconsistent systems.
Eric Pickles uses council tax map to lead us astray
Katie Schmuecker takes apart communities secretary Eric Pickles's attempt to muddy the water over the fairness of regional council tax rates.
Economic recovery will be spread unevenly
Last year, Centre for Cities reported that the recession had widened the gap between UK cities; today, they warn that the recovery might also play out unevenly.