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LGA warns of difficulties with council tax benefit handover

The LGA has warned that the handover of council tax benefit (CTB) to local authority control will not be easy and called for more clarity on the proposals.

The LGA has warned that the handover of council tax benefit (CTB) to local authority control will not be easy and called for more clarity on the proposals.

The Department for Communities and Local Government  published plans yesterday for the transfer of council tax benefit from Whitehall to council control from 2012/13.

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