Council tax is expected to rise for local authorities in April 2023 at a time when households need more support than ever due to the cost of living crisis.

People across England are due to see their council tax increase by around 5% across most local authorities at the start of April 2023. This is set to add to the struggles of households, who are already fighting against a cost of living crisis.

It was announced during Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement that councils would be able to increase tax by up to 5% without a vote or referendum. Since the announcement, plans have been finalised at local authorities up and down the country to skyrocket council tax at a time when inflation is already at a 40-year high.

Various boroughs in London are set to receive the biggest increase in council tax, with Croydon Council recently approving a controversial 15% hike. Councils across the rest of the country are largely sitting at around the 5% mark, but this does vary.

A council tax increase on top of soaring energy bills and the rising price of an average weekly grocery shop is financially restricting families.

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