Government's extra £100m council tax transition cash 'too little too late'

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Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government

The Government has launched a further £100m of funding to help local authorities launch new council tax support schemes from next April. However, the additional cash - on top of the £30m of Government money already provided - was immediately branded "too little too late" by Unison who said the reform was in "chaos". Government plans to localise the help that low-income families receive with their council tax while cutting funding for it by 10% and ordering councils to shield pensioners ...

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