Call for housing associations to collect council tax

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Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Universal Credit

A West Midlands-based housing association says it’s worth exploring the idea of social landlords collecting council tax on behalf of local authorities as a result of the Government’s welfare reform. From next April, councils will administer their own council tax benefit schemes – but will see a 10% reduction in the amount they have to support residents and a condition to protect pensioners. This has seen local authorities consult on schemes requiring all working age residents wh...

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