Will local control of council tax benefits work?

Stuart Adam
James Browne
Paul Johnson

Published on 5 February 2013

In October last year, the government announced a significant change to its plan to localise Council Tax Benefit starting in April 2013. Why was such a significant change announced to a policy two years after it was first announced and less than six months before councils will have to implement it?

In October last year, the government announced a significant change to its plan to localise Council Tax Benefit starting in April 2013. Why was such a significant change announced to a policy two years after it was first announced and less than six months before councils will have to implement it?

This blog entry is adapted from an Observation published entitled Late changes to council tax benefit reforms

Authors

Stuart Adam

Senior Economist

Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.

Paul Johnson

Director

Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

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James Browne