Cut benefits before increasing council tax

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https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/reeves-council-tax-hike-5HjdMrJ_2/

As an increase in income tax is now out the window, the government will have to look at other ways to fill the gap by increasing a dozen smaller taxes. One option, I think they will opt for, is to apply a surcharge for homes in bands F,G&H. It would be politically expedient to do so because many people will assume those in such homes are wealthy.

We purchased our band f property earlier this year at £550k. We live in London and didn’t want to uproot our family, and move jobs, so decided to buy our 2.5 bed house.
After mortgage and bills, we have £100 to £200 left over, but some months have nothing. An increase would be so difficult to manage.

Why can’t the government have the courage to cut benefits. You can buy a BMW or Mercedes on the Mobility Scheme! Why?

WTF?

The OP is sitting in a house worth over 500K that she chose to buy because she wanted to be in that area. Presumably she feels the high mortgage costs each month are worth it.

Many on here would love to live in a specific area no doubt - but, you know what, they can't afford to. So, they live somewhere they can afford.

I believe a usual prescrption dished out on this platform is "just get a better paid job". Perhaps the OP could try that.

Agree!

Would you be happy if someone was questioning your child's quality of life?

Very well said!
Want to swap with us OP? Or stick with your house In London and not have a disability/life limiting disease??

Our local council tax

We live in a council tax band f house, a council tax hike will possibly tip us over the edge to be honest and I am really worried about this budget. We would likely be classed as rich folk (assets) and have made some poor decisions which are now likely to force our hand.

But this is all horrible. Your daughter sounds absolutely beautiful and our taxes absolutely should be supporting her. I am horrified by the lack of empathy on here and how callous people can be. I would hate people to think that all of those who are perceived as rich don't have care or empathy for their fellow humans.

And I'm really sorry I reread that and it sounds patronising. You don't want empathy, I think I mean care and humanity and an appreciation of others

Mine is Band B, but if it was to be revalued and recalculated now, it would be Band G. A massive jump.
Would be £1,842.58 to £3,948.40, and that is how it is now. Not with the proposed increase for the upper bands.

The starting price of Band H in ours is less than the average house price of the area controlled by our local council and you would struggle massively to find a property valued at below Band G

Many parents of autistic children find out they are autistic themselves after their kid's have been diagnosed and they related to the traits.
Many autistic women would have been previously diagnosed with things like social anxiety and EUPD, and gone on to have children that were diagnosed with ASD.

Yes it would be a huge increase but still be less than a Band G where I live ( not London)

No what makes me yawn, is your constant digs at the Labour Government, as if we were doing so great under the Last Government. We have not even had the budget yet. Anyway, as you were!

So you’re still pro Labour then? Why?

If people want benefits to stay as they are then yes there will be increase in tax, looking like it could be council tax as op states. Someone has to pay even if you don’t want to.

Don’t believe everything you read about motability and benefits.

@Pasadena was referencing a non disabled person
your daughters disabilities aren’t relevant to her comments

oh Reddit.....oh it must be true then

Do I come across as pro Labour? I would say that I feel that they have been a big letdown, and I feel more drawn to the Green Party, but that is another conversation. As I was saying earlier, we have not had the budget yet, so it is all just speculation/ lies, at this moment in time, imo.

Of course but there is still a hole to fill and it’s not looking likely that benefits / welfare will be cut so there will be an increase somewhere.

It’s normal to say I can’t do this if it’s you targeted when already stretched.

What? She lives in London in a place that costs £550k. No offence OP but that’s not going to be a fucking mansion is it? It’s going to be a home full of compromises at best and a shithole at worst. It’s not somewhere the ‘chose’ to be, it’s the best they can afford.

I doubt she thinks the mortgage is ‘worth it’. I’d imagine she thinks she needs to live somewhere. Have you seen what you got for £550 in London??? Think £200k in Manchester, that sort of place. Hardly the sort of situation you want to pay extra tax because you’re ‘wealthy’! Get a grip guys!

Why assume that? I'm a realist and can see that taxes will inevitably rise and cuts be made. It doesn't matter which party is in charge.

Fair enough. I don't disagree with that sentiment. Targeting one of the most vulnerable groups of people in Society, is not the way to go though. It is a false economy, and could end up costing them more. It will be a tense time for many, until we know what the budget entails.

When is the budget?

I think that it is the 26th of November.