Good Idea: Council tax exemption reduces care leaver debts

Adam Offord
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

A council has made changes to its tax policies to help care leavers transition to independent living by reducing the burden of debt.

Plans to exempt Scottish care leavers from council tax should reduce debt problems, campaigners say. Image: Shutterstock
Plans to exempt Scottish care leavers from council tax should reduce debt problems, campaigners say. Image: Shutterstock

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