Government cuts to the localised council tax benefit scheme will result in a 25% rise in bailiff action against local debtors, a debt advisory group has predicted.
The Government is cutting funding for council tax benefit by 10% as part of a transferring the scheme to local government from April. Council Tax Advisors (CTA) estimates this will increase the number of people in debt to local authorities by 10% and see a 25% rise in those debtors vulnerable to bailiff action.
