Council Tax benefit is changing and this could hit those who live on low incomes. Put bluntly its being cut - by 14 per cent in Central Bedfordshire's case. You can read the council tax cut consultation on CBC's website. The consultation finishes on 14 November. Whatever arguments are being made about 'fairness', 'targeting', 'avoiding waste', 'those most in need' etc it is a cut and a further hollowing out of our local economy. Last year bankers were paid £13 billion (Reuters 19 September) in bonuses.
CBC writes: It was planned to have a Town and Parish Council Conference on the 25th September to discuss the draft scheme. However, in response to feedback from some Clerks, CBC is now planning to make this a more targeted event with Town Councils and very large Parishes, some of whom have already expressed a wish to discuss the detailed financial implications of the welfare reforms. All feedback from the consultation will feed into the development of the final Council Tax Scheme to be presented to the Executive and Council in January 2013.
As part of the consultation CBC will be engaging with specific vulnerable groups, existing claimants, the voluntary sector, representatives of the Equality Forum and Housing Associations.
CBC writes: It was planned to have a Town and Parish Council Conference on the 25th September to discuss the draft scheme. However, in response to feedback from some Clerks, CBC is now planning to make this a more targeted event with Town Councils and very large Parishes, some of whom have already expressed a wish to discuss the detailed financial implications of the welfare reforms. All feedback from the consultation will feed into the development of the final Council Tax Scheme to be presented to the Executive and Council in January 2013.
As part of the consultation CBC will be engaging with specific vulnerable groups, existing claimants, the voluntary sector, representatives of the Equality Forum and Housing Associations.
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