Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Birmingham, Somerset and Trafford will be allowed to increase their bills by 7.5%. City of Culture council wants 15% tax rise 'Everything's collapsing but they want more money'
Plaistow (/ ˈ p l ɑː s t oʊ / ⓘ PLAHST-oh or / ˈ p l æ s t oʊ / PLAST-oh) [1] [2] is a suburban area of East London, England, within the London Borough of Newham. It adjoins Upton Park to the north, East Ham to the east, Beckton to the south, Canning Town to the south-west and West Ham to the west.
Council Tax Benefit was a means-tested rebate that potentially rebated 100% of a claimant's Council Tax bill. The rebate would be reduced by a fifth of any qualifying income above a certain level; benefits did not qualify for this calculation, but most other income did. In effect, Council Tax Benefit was a rebate for people with low incomes.
Toggle Newham council elections since 2022 subsection. 1.1 2023 by-election. 1.2 2022 election. ... Plaistow North is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham.
A cash-strapped council is pursuing unpaid council tax from 1998 and the number of residents who received bailiffs visits over unpaid bills has gone up by more than 200%, data has shown.
A leaflet explaining the Community Charge (the so-called "poll tax"), Department of the Environment, April 1989. The Community Charge, commonly known as the poll tax, was a system of local taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government whereby each taxpayer was taxed the same fixed sum (a "poll tax" or "head tax"), with the precise amount being set by each local authority.
London Borough of Newham: Status: Civil parish (until 1965) Local board of health district (1856–1886) Municipal borough (1886–1889) County borough (1889–1965) Government: West Ham Local Board (1856–1886) West Ham Borough Council (1886–1965) • HQ: Town Hall, Broadway, Stratford (1869–1965) • Motto: Deo Confidimus (We trust in God)
The name Newham reflects its creation and combines the compass points of the old borough names. Situated in the Inner London part of East London, Newham has a population of 387,576, which is the fourth highest of the London boroughs and also makes it the 26th most populous district in England. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council.