87,000 #households living in fear of the #bailiffs after #CouncilTax support is #axed Tens of thousands of struggling council tax payers are being chased by bailiffs after a shock rise in bills. A staggering 600,000 householders have been #summonsed to court and 87,000 – including many #disabled people, war #widows and #carers – are being pursued by #debt collectors for failing to pay the tax. In George Osborne’s Tatton constituency alone, 335 disabled people face the threat of having belongings removed and sold off because they can’t afford the extra bills. The hardship has been caused by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, who slashed council tax benefit last year by £500million. Among those suffering most are 394,000 disabled people and 3,000 war widows.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 06:39:44 +0000
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