More than 100 councils fear they cannot plug the funding cuts in council tax benefit by hiking up rates on empty and second homes – with the “vast majority” set to introduce minimum council tax payments for working-age claimants.
The figure was revealed by Lib Dem peer Lord Shipley in the House of Lords on Tuesday during Lord Best’s unsuccessful attempt to spare low income households from new charges. He proposed an amendment – later withdrawn because of a lack of L...
