Council Tax
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Sharp rise in council tax rebate scams
There's been a big increase in the number of fraudsters cold-calling householders and claiming they are eligible for a council tax rebate. Posing as local council officials or professionals, they are not only phoning potential victims but
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Brace yourself for National Price Rise Day
The 1st April is National Price Rise Day, as everyone from your local council to your gas supplier and dentist take the opportunity to hike prices. Money.co.uk has tracked down 15 price rises on or around 1st April, and says that overall
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Council tax debt crisis: 6 million in £300 debt to councils
A new study of debt has revealed that millions of people have failed to pay their essential bills. Council tax debts are the most alarming, with over 6 million people owing more than £300. Some 17% of people owe more than £100 to gas and
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Tonnes of recycling sent to landfill
The contents of millions of recycling bins are being incinerated or sent to landfill because some householders are confused about the rules. Government figures show that the amount of waste rejected for recycling and buried or burned instead has
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Fly-tippers beware: Council plans to DNA test rubbish
Birmingham City Council is considering an unusual way of catching fly tippers - checking the rubbish they leave for DNA. Fly tippers are costing the council a massive £800,000 a year, and council bosses are desperate to discourage it by catching
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Another council moves to three-weekly rubbish collection
Oldham Council has become the latest to cut bin collections to once every three weeks, raising fears of rats and other vermin. Following the lead of several other Greater Manchester councils, it is reducing the collection of general waste to try
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Council Tax is now the biggest source of debt problems
Council Tax has overtaken credit cards as the most common source of debt problems - as 13% of people now have Council Tax debts, and The Citizens Advice Bureaux have warned that the number of people in arrears is up 14% since last September. The
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