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Originally Posted by joeysteele

Personally I wouldn't oppose this change.

It won't affect any pensioners on pension credit who if they get pension credit, the cost of their council tax bill is reduced by over 75% anyway at least.

It won't affect those on benefit either who get any council tax reduction.

However it may not be fair on those working who live alone who will lose this 25% reduction.
I do get that totally.
I mean, when Thatcher changed the old rates bands to the poll tax.
Where EVERY adult living in a property had to pay the full rates equally separately.

There was no reduction for living alone then I don't think.

The problem is once something is given, it's expected for good.
IF Labour do and they haven't yet, end this single occupancy deduction on council tax.
It isn't a good move but maybe not the wrong one.

I guess with this massive overall majority in place, it's a case of getting unsavoury and unpopular likely polices done very early on.
To restore or replace with better other ways later on in government as the years go on.

That's not new from governments.
The coalition one in 2020/11 brought in horrendously cruel polices especially towards the sick and disabled which I didn't hear many caring much about then.
Even as to that hateful bedroom tax to council accommodation tenants.

It would affect pensioners not on pension credit like the winter fuel thing though, as an example my aunt who is 89 has lost TV licence, Winter fuel and now possibly looks to have to pay an additional 450.00 not sure what her council tax band is but just going on band B so she would have to find an additional 800 plus the increase in fuel and food, and all because she did the right thing and paid into a private pension, what incentive is there for anyone to do the right thing I wonder if they are just going to penalise anyone with a bit more than the state pension, she is not a millionaire, she is lucky that she owns her property but if she ever needs to go into a home that will go obviously.....do the right thing ...and I dont blame Labour for this but the Tories as well, buy your home, save for your old age, put money by in a pension and then wallop we will have that thank you very much. I just heard some guy from the TUC with Shelia Fogerty now saying Rachel Reeves will set out support for pensioners not on pension credit in the budget so it looks like a U turn might be on the way, but why frighten people like this, its a mess