Appendix: Government response
The Government welcomes the Eighth Report of the
Communities and Local Government Committee Session 2006-07 on
Local Government Finance: Council Tax Benefit and the Committee's
valuable contribution to this area of policy.
Council Tax Benefit (CTB) makes an important contribution
to the financial security of over five million households on low
incomes. The recent Lyons Inquiry into Local Government[1]
acknowledged that CTB is key to ensuring council tax is fair for
low-income households.
The Government is looking to deliver CTB as accessibly,
simply and securely as possible. The Lyons Inquiry did not recommend
structural change to CTB but, as with all benefits, CTB will be
kept under review to ensure that it is meeting its objectives.
1 Lyons Inquiry into Local Government Final Report,
published March 2007 Back
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