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Manchester to force CTB shortfall onto claimants

Manchester City Council's executive committee has approved changes to council tax benefit (CTB), which will require all residents to pay a minimum 15% of bills from next April.

Manchester City Council's executive committee has approved changes to council tax benefit (CTB), which will require all residents to pay a minimum 15% of bills from next April.

An estimated 71,000 Manchester households would be affected by the authority's decision to claw back £6m cash it stands to lose from the Government's plans to localise CTB arrangements.

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