Councils face a difficult task to replace council tax benefit

Adam, Stuart; and Browne, James (2012) Councils face a difficult task to replace council tax benefit [Online resource]

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Stuart Adam and James Browne argue that the advantages of localising council tax rebate schemes seem to be strongly outweighed by the disadvantages; for instance, it will be difficult to design replacement schemes that protect the vulnerable while maintaining work incentives in the context of reduced funding.