Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Christopher Chope (Conservative), on Thursday, 8 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 1 members in total.

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COUNCIL TAX POVERTY

That this House notes with concern that the burden of council tax has risen from ??10.1 billion in 1996-97 to ??14.7 billion in 2001-02, an increase of over 45 per cent; further notes that the burden of council tax falls disproportionately on pensioner households; expresses alarm at the sharp increase from 550,000 in 1998-99 to 720,000 in 1999-2000 in the number of pensioner households spending more than 10 per cent. of their expenditure on council tax after deducting any discounts or benefits; fears that with the sharp increases in council tax in 2000-01 and 2001-02 the number of retired households in fuel tax poverty now exceeds one million; and calls upon the Government to take urgent action to eliminate the scourge of council tax poverty among pensioners.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

420 

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Council tax Pensioners Poverty

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk