One local authority is forecasting a collection rate of just 35p for every £1 of council tax that will be levied on new payers as a result of the Government's welfare reforms, according to a union officer.
The Government is abolishing the current council tax benefit scheme – claimed by nearly 6 million people – where councils receive rebates on the financial support they provide. Instead, it has told them to come up with their own schemes from next April, cutting expenditure b...
