Poorest 'face council tax rise' in benefits shake-up
More than two million of the poorest households in England will pay more council tax from next week because of benefit changes coming into force, an anti-poverty think tank has said.
The average increase for a low income family will be nearly £140 a year, said the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Ministers said councils should protect the most vulnerable from the increases.
Mike Sergeant reports.
28 Mar 2013
- From the section UK