Have your say on council tax benefit changes in Pendle

12:08pm Monday 3rd September 2012 in News

PEOPLE in the Pendle Council area have the chance to have their say on changes to council tax benefit before October 25.

Pendle Council head of central services Dean Langton said: “The Government is making big changes to council tax benefit and we are asking for residents’ views. As part of the wider reforms of the welfare system, they are asking councils to devise their own local council tax discount schemes.

“This will replace council tax benefit.

“As well as introducing a localised scheme of support, we will have less funding available. It is really important people don’t miss this chance to have their say.”

Coun Linda Crossley, who looks after financial matters in Pendle, said: “A draft council tax discount scheme has been developed for the purposes of our consultation, but it is not finalised because we want to know what residents think, before we make a final decision in December.”

Questionnaires are available in council shops, libraries and at 1 Market Street.

Comments(5)

HairyBowls says...
2:54pm Mon 3 Sep 12

lol...Like the council ever listens to residents concerns, good PR stunt though...the councils agenda has already been decided, so dont play their silly games.

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frank says...
3:38pm Mon 3 Sep 12

the rich don't get council tax benefit so this is another tax increase for those at the bottom of the pay scale.

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Izanears says...
3:44pm Mon 3 Sep 12

Some months ago, Cllr Crossley claimed she was going to collect £13k from tenants who had not paid their taxes. It would be interesting to know just how much she has managed to rake in. If thev'e skipped off without paying how can the council get the money. Last year Pendle wrote off thousands.

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Stuart Farquar says...
5:18pm Mon 3 Sep 12

HairyBowls wrote:
lol...Like the council ever listens to residents concerns, good PR stunt though...the councils agenda has already been decided, so dont play their silly games.
HaHa well said mate. I looked at the form, they supposedly wanted our opinion but there is no way for the form to be scanned into a computer to be processed ! Just to make people think they have a say when they don't, just like you said.

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jenkinsroy says...
9:20am Tue 4 Sep 12

what we should all do is
send our bills
to no 10 for david and
his rich mates to pay them
they come up with this
**** for for us the poor/old/
when they have a lot of post
they may do somthing about it
s.p.does all the members of
the goverment pay to this new council tax i bet they do not they will have fixed
it saw they can claim it back somehow LOOK OUT WE
ARE WACHING THE COUNCILS ON HOW THEY ANDEL THIS FORM
FILLING RUBBISH
council leave it the same
or put up with the trouble
it will start
all you councils should get togever and tell this goverment you whant you funding back all of it
where is your money going
to the rich and the u.s
to sort there **** out
stop it now we have had all
we can take so get up and tell them that you also have had all you can take
P.S. YOU COUNCILER WILL AFTER PUT UP WITH THE PUBLIC NOT THE M.P.
SO LOOK OUT FOR THE MESS
TO HIT THE FAN
have a nice day

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