Support for Those Unable to Afford Council Tax

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the question of localising the systems for helping those in financial need pay council tax by abolishing the council tax benefit and replacing it with local council tax reduction schemes

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Analysis for Ann McKechin

Ann McKechin consistently voted against (0% aligned) making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted against (0% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Local Government Finance Bill — Second reading 2012-01-10 no 100% agree not aligned
Local Government Finance Bill — Carry over to next Parliamentary session 2012-01-11 no 99% agree not aligned
Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Move from Council Tax Benefit to Council Tax Reduction Schemes 2012-01-31 no 100% agree not aligned
Local Government Finance Bill — Third Reading 2012-05-21 no 100% agree not aligned