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Birmingham City Council wastes money.I have been told the councillors have a booze up 4 times a year at the council tax payers expense and they get provided with food and refreshments at council meetings.The mayor has a Jaguar with 3 full time drivers. It wastes £30,000,000.00 a year on the homeless.I have been told there is a a free bar for the councillors and most of them are drunk in council meetings.
Goingtoseed,thanks for having a stab at it. I'm single and my annual income is £12k but when I applied for the Warm Home Discount I didn't qualify because I'm not on any benefit.There are so many anomalies in the benefit / pension system it's ridiculous.Here's just one example when claiming Warm Home Discount. "Household income excludes Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit, Attendance allowance, Disability Living Allowance or PIP". WHY ? it's income and adds up to a large amount.Out of my INCOME I pay 75% council tax and a service charge for my flat..
Yes the system is confusing.The total of our AA and PIP adds up to £237 a week!! None of this is treated as income.