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UK inflation jumped sharply in the year to January, driven by rising food prices, air fares and an increase in private school fees.

Resolution Foundation report states that failure to reform has ‘gradually brought back the problems that dismantled the poll tax’.

Around one in 10 councils across the UK are reducing one or more bin collection services, even though council tax is set to increase.

Most councils in England set to increase bills by around 5% from April 1, as this is normally the maximum amount they are allowed to put up council tax by without a referendum

Neighbours contacted officials to complain about the state of a three-bed property in Stroud, Gloucestershire. The house has faced years of neglect with the owner refusing to engage

Birmingham City Council, which effectively declared itself bankrupt last year, has passed a budget which will see council tax rise over 20% in two years with £300million of cuts

Ahead of the Budget, a mother is pleading with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to provide more support for families with disabled children who are left worse off when child benefits end

Local authorities are usually banned from selling assets to help with spending troubles but a crisis in funding means the Government is relaxing rules for 19 councils

The ad, shared on SpareRoom, offered a bargain price for London - but was slammed by room hunters who called it 'criminal' and posted their outrage online

Rob Trewhella, 67, says all the money he gets through his State Pension is spent on his rent, council tax and electricity - forcing him to take a job as a taxi driver to survive

The Punch and Judy show in Eastbourne has entertained tourists for more than 120 years but now the council says that it cannot afford to keep funding it during the summer

Residents say they are baffled after Gloucestershire County Council could 'only afford' to repair a stretch of their pothole-filled road in Cheltenham - leaving most of it still full of defects

Deen Adam was bemused to open a letter from an agency, working on behalf of Birmingham City Council, demanding he pay the authority £514 for alleged missed payments in 2006.

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The majority of households in England will see their council tax soar by up to 5% on April 1. Use our handy calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year

The majority of cash-strapped local authorities in England are planning to hike council tax in April as they struggle to stay afloat after years of squeezed funding

Figures buried in Office for Budget Responsibility documents suggest the amount raised from council tax is set to reach £57.4billion - double what is was under Labour

One woman wants compensation for the increased load of unpaid labour (cooking, cleaning etc) she has to do now her husband is working overtime at the weekend - but her demands have sparked debate online

A woman whose mortgage is fully paid off after her divorce has asked her partner to pay rent if and when he moves into the property, but it went down like a ton of bricks

TikTok user Josh Kerr found it is cheaper to go on a 5* holiday in Turkey than rent in Manchester and shared the revelation in a viral video that's racked up 530,000 views

In a speech to the Labour Local Government Conference in Warwick, the Deputy Labour Leader will say the “biggest obstacle to resolving the crisis” in local government is the Conservative Party

Mirror Money has compiled a full list of councils that have either confirmed or submitted proposals or consultations to hike their council tax bills by up to 5% - or even more - in April this year

Council tax discounts for people who have been diagnosed by a doctor as “severely mentally impaired” or SMI are often missed - so we explain who may qualify for the reduction and how to apply

Local authority leaders in England are expected to make the maximum 4.99% hike to council tax in April, in a move that would slap around £100 on the average bills