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Council tax is a non-taxable, non-contributory, means-tested benefit designed to provide assistance to people on low incomes who are required to pay council tax. It is administered by local authorities but operates according to Department of Social Security regulations, the most important of which are the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992.
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© 1999 Robert East
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East, R. (1999). Council Tax Benefit. In: Social Security Law. Macmillan Law Masters. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14610-9_12
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