How viable is your council tax support scheme?
As COVID-19 continues to hit the financial resilience of many families councils are looking ahead to what this means for collection rates, and whether their council tax support schemes can cope with increased demand. Zoe Charlesworth and Paul Howarth were joined on a recent Policy in Practice webinar by Sally Sanders, Head of Financial Assessment at Enfield Council, to
explore this issue.
Our analysis of data from councils we work with shows that caseloads had grown by 40% by July and that council tax arrears have increased by 53% as a result of Covid-19.
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