Impact of Industrial Action
Merton Council has endured its first day of industrial action on Monday, 14 July. This follows an announcement by UNISON of their intention to disrupt Merton Link, the One Stop […]
Category Archives: Council Tax
Anti Fraud Squad success continues
Merton’s Housing Benefit Fraud Squad success continues, with the team obtaining 20 Administrative Penalties against people in the last 12 months. Every penalty issued results in a grant to Merton […]
Council Tax collection up
Merton Council’s performance for collecting Council Tax improved last year by ½ per cent. This brings the Council Tax collection rate up to 96.43%. Leaving only 3.57% of all Council […]
Merton plays ‘Beat thy Neighbour’ as it proposes low Council Tax rise
Merton Council residents could receive the lowest increase to their Council Tax bill in years compared to residents living in neighbouring outer London boroughs. Merton Councillors will debate the proposed […]
Merton Council Tax to rise 5%
Ken Livingstone adds 15.2% to his spend With extra money earmarked to schools, social services and environmental projects the Merton Council Tax is set to rise by 5% for the […]
Anti Fraud Squad proves a success
Merton Council’s campaign against Housing Benefit fraudsters continues to be success, exceeding central Government targets by 10%. The Internal Audit Anti-Fraud team has identified over £0.5m of fraudulent claims and […]
‘VIRTUALLY’ PAY YOUR BILLS
Merton Council has created a facility to allow Council Tax and Rent payers and people paying other bills to pay using the Internet. From 1 April residents will be able […]
MERTON CELEBRATES AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS
Merton’s external auditors, the District Audit Service has just published its Management Letter, which highlights some of the important findings arising from its yearly audit. Merton Council, like all other […]