Pendle council chiefs call for feedback on benefit changes

2:08pm Tuesday 9th October 2012 in News

COUNCIL chiefs have renewed their call for Pendle residents’ support in filling out questionnaires, ahead of a major benefits shake-up.

Consultation work is taking place over significant changes to the council tax benefit system, before October 25.

Under the proposals, outlined by central government at Whitehall, town halls face imposing cuts of around 20 per cent for all working age claimants.

Questionnaires have been distributed by the borough council to council shops, libraries and the offices at Number One Market Street in Nelson, as the authority considers its own position, before councillors make a final decision in December.

The benefits changes are then set to be introduced at the start of the next financial year in April.

Copies of the consultation documents can be obtained by calling 01282 661661 or by going online to www.pendle. gov.uk/benefitchanges.

Comments (3)

4:52pm Tue 9 Oct 12

Islam-is-bad says...

Now that people are better educated and hopefully more intelligent, isnt it time that we started charging council tax on all religious buildings, churches, mosques and temples etc.

The people that want to patronise such places can pay a bit more into the collection plate and when they have funerals, weddings or other religious ceremonies that only benefit the people who believe in that particular flavour of religion and not society as a whole.

If we stopped the exemption then all the communities would benefit not just the religious ones and maybe people would think twice before any new religious buildings were built, unless there was a genuine need for any more.
Now that people are better educated and hopefully more intelligent, isnt it time that we started charging council tax on all religious buildings, churches, mosques and temples etc. The people that want to patronise such places can pay a bit more into the collection plate and when they have funerals, weddings or other religious ceremonies that only benefit the people who believe in that particular flavour of religion and not society as a whole. If we stopped the exemption then all the communities would benefit not just the religious ones and maybe people would think twice before any new religious buildings were built, unless there was a genuine need for any more. Islam-is-bad

2:19pm Wed 10 Oct 12

HairyBowls says...

Agreed, but as a traditional christian country, christian faiths should maintain the exemption...all others should keep paying, and face a rise to balance the shortfall.
Agreed, but as a traditional christian country, christian faiths should maintain the exemption...all others should keep paying, and face a rise to balance the shortfall. HairyBowls

6:14am Thu 11 Oct 12

jenkinsroy says...

how can we pay for all
the benifies charges
they keep making
they stop the money
we need to live on
so how can we a spaier room in my
home ? and pay poll tax water exsxetrer and still live ???pay for
all the charges they keep
making to us benifis claimer
only ????
some will not be paid so put
us all in prison then we will not
have to pay this is what will
happen this goverment as not
looked at the reprocushion
of all the benifies chargers
they are makingthey must stop now
before all hell brakes looss??
how can we pay for all the benifies charges they keep making they stop the money we need to live on so how can we a spaier room in my home ? and pay poll tax water exsxetrer and still live ???pay for all the charges they keep making to us benifis claimer only ???? some will not be paid so put us all in prison then we will not have to pay this is what will happen this goverment as not looked at the reprocushion of all the benifies chargers they are makingthey must stop now before all hell brakes looss?? jenkinsroy

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