Z2K – Hackney Citizen

No Poll Tax 2 campaign urges Town Hall to scrap controversial relief cut

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 September 2018 at 11:34

Petition calls for exemption from bailiff action for those receiving council tax support

‘Scandalous’: Town Hall faces fresh criticism over council tax support cut as new documents reveal rejected options

By Max Eckersley | Tuesday 31 July 2018 at 14:26

Hackney Liberal Democrats and anti-poverty charity slam the council for going ahead with the cut despite analysis showing it would hit vulnerable residents hardest

New benefits cap will ‘damage life chances of over 3,000 Hackney children’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 1 September 2016 at 15:22

Chief Executive of Child Poverty Action group, Alison Garnham

Borough will be one of the worst affected areas in the UK, according to new government figures

Benefits claimants face spike in ‘aggressive and intimidating’ bailiffs over unpaid council tax

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 15 August 2016 at 17:23

New figures show council using greater number of enforcement agents to recover debt from residents already on council tax support