Martin Lewis has said that some Council Tax collection practices “couldn’t have been designed better” to accelerate people’s distress and are like a caricature of loan sharks.
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, a charity founded by the consumer champion, said processes are driving unacceptable harms that disproportionately affect people with mental health problems.
The founder of Money Saving Expert (MSE.com) said: “Council Tax collection practices are so aggressive they’d make the banks blush.
The grotesque process couldn’t have been designed better to accelerate distress for people in Council Tax debt, especially those with mental health problems.
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