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New research from @CitizensAdvice today on council tax collection. FOI request shows current regulations push councils to use inefficient methods of collection (bailiffs).
Councils have too few powers without getting a court order - when they do it too often results in bailiffs chasing debts
When bailiffs collect debt - they not only mistreat people and break rules - they're not very effective. On average they only collect 30p for every £1 they chase.
And they're inefficient. They cost people and councils nearly £200 million last year. Over 50p for every £1 they collected.
Read the - refreshingly short - report too! https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/CitizensAdvice/Debt%20and%20Money%20Publications/Citizens%20Advice%20FOI%20request%20-%20council%20tax%20%20arrears%20collection%20(1).pdf
