An online petition is calling for Council Tax to be abolished for pensioners.
A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to ‘abolish’ Council Tax for people receiving State Pension payments. Petition creator, Brian Hildersley, proposes that Council Tax should be abolished as some pensioners are spending ‘around 30 per cent’ of their State Pension income on the household bill.
The petition states: “We want the Government to abolish Council Tax for everyone in receipt of the State Pension. After a lifetime of paying tax, National Insurance is abolished at retirement age.It adds: “Some pensioners have to spend around 30% of their State Pension on council tax, which can be an enormous outgoing.”Despite the increase to State Pension payments starting on April 10, an estimated 1.
Below is everything you need to know about the benefit to make a claim for yourself, a family member or friend. We also have details on the handy online Pension Credit calculator which can quickly indicate if your claim may be successful and how much you might get. Other help if you get Pension Credit If you qualify for Pension Credit you can also get other help, such as:
All you have to do then is follow the link to the application page to find out exactly what you will get from the DWP, including access to other financial support.
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