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Late changes to Council Tax Benefit reforms

Comment

In a ministerial statement last week the government announced a significant change to its policy to localise Council Tax Benefit (CTB) from next April. In this observation we ask why such a significant change has been announced to a policy two years after it was first announced, less than six months before councils will have to implement it and after many have already consulted on the structure of proposed schemes.

25 October 2012

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Reforming council tax benefit

Event 31 May 2012 at 10:30 <p>7 Ridgmount Street<br />London<br />WC1E 7AE</p>
At this briefing, IFS researchers launched the findings of their new report, entitled ‘Reforming Council Tax Benefit’. This research was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Reforming Council Tax Benefit

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Council Tax Benefit provides support to 5.9 million low-income families, more than any other means-tested benefit or tax credit in the UK. This commentary looks at the implications for local councils of the government's reforms to Council Tax Benefit.

See and hear slides and audio from the launch event.

31 May 2012

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IFS Green Budget 2012

Event 1 February 2012 at 10:00 University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
The IFS Green Budget 2012 will analyse the issues and challenges facing Chancellor George Osborne as he prepares for the coalition Government's spring Budget.
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The IFS Green Budget: February 2012

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As Chancellor George Osborne prepares for his keynote statement on fiscal policy and the economy the IFS Green Budget assesses some of the issues he will have to deal with.

1 February 2012

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The Conservative party's council tax freeze

Comment

In his 2008 Conservative party conference speech, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne announced that an incoming Conservative government would freeze Council Tax in England for two years. Over the past month, the parties have been disputing how much it would cost, if it were to be implemented in 2011-12 and 2012-13. IFS researchers have re-analysed this policy and find that putting a number on how much it costs is not simple, and this observation explains why.

3 March 2010