Unemployed people in Slough may no longer be entitled to a 100 per cent discount on their council tax bills due to planned cutbacks by the council. But the council is set to meet next week to discuss whether the council tax discount for unemployed people should be reduced to 70 per cent. “I’m really, really concerned they’re going for this now at a time when people are really struggling. Windsor and Maidenhead council currently offers an 80 per cent council tax reduction to unemployed people. Councillor Hulme said that while the previous Labour administration did hike council tax bills by 10 per cent in 2023, it ensured the 100 per cent council tax reduction scheme remained in place.

Source: Express November 07, 2024 14:44 UTC