A local authority in Kent has revised plans to cut council tax benefit for working-age households by 18.5% - instead, lowering the reduction to 8.5% for 2013/14.
The Government is reducing the overall cash available in council tax support by 10%, while at the same time protecting pensioners from any cuts and making councils responsible for deciding how it is paid.
Under Sevenoaks District Council's new scheme, someone who is not a pensioner who claims 100% council tax benefit on a ban...
