LGA urges Chancellor to extend council tax support grant to help most vulnerable

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The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer to extend the council tax support grant in the next Spending Review as they believe it is necessary to protect low-income households who struggle to pay their council tax. This follows latest figures showing more than 2.5 million people claimed a discount in the last tax year, the highest number since records began. The LGA has also called for an effective long-term solution to preventing poverty, vital to levelling up and tackling stark inequalities after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and a full restoration of £250m per year for wider local welfare provision.