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Westminster Council To Ask Wealthy Residents For Voluntary Tax To Help Homeless<\/b><\/p>\n

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The wealthiest residents in one of the country\u2019s richest boroughs will be asked to pay a voluntary \u2018tax\u2019 to help the young, homeless and lonely.<\/p>\n

Westminster Council will write to those living in the area\u2019s most expensive properties to make an extra voluntary contribution on top of their council tax to help pay for local projects.<\/p>\n

The scheme is expected to be given the green light after a consultation in which more than 400 people said they would support the initiative.<\/p>\n

Council tax rates, which are among the lowest in the country, have been frozen.<\/p>\n

But letters will be sent to homeowners in the highest council tax bracket \u2013 Band H \u2013 asking them to pay an extra \u00a3833.<\/p>\n

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Our voluntary community contribution scheme asks those in highest value homes to pay \u00a3833 on top of council tax. This money will help some of the most vulnerable in our community, including rough sleepers with complex needs t.co\/V63ejNbjSD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Westminster Council (@CityWestminster) February 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The money raised is earmarked for projects aimed at helping young people, rough-sleepers and the lonely.<\/p>\n

Council leader Nickie Aiken said the scheme was developed after wealthy residents said they wanted to pay more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe outcome of our consultation reflects the kind and generous spirit of Westminster residents,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also confirmed what I had heard from people I had met on the doorstep that those in the more expensive homes are willing to contribute more to community projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scheme is most popular among residents of the most expensive homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Homelessness charity\u00a0Shelter<\/a>\u00a0last year exposed the worst boroughs around the UK for rough sleeping and people being housed in temporary accommodation. and found most of the worst performing boroughs were in London – with some of the richest coming out as the worst.<\/p>\n

Westminster, which has an average income of \u00a3104,000, has a total of 8,054 people homeless, equivalent to one in 31 people<\/a>. It\u2019s national ranking was 3rd worst.<\/p>\n

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, congratulated the council on its \u201cimaginative initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay all of us who are willing to do this be given the facility to do so,\u201d he said. \u201cThank you, Thank you! \u2013 You are fantabulous!\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the borough\u2019s well-known residents have also voiced their support.<\/p>\n

DJ Tim Westwood said:\u00a0\u201cAsking people who have done well to contribute a little extra seems a very good idea to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also like the fact that young people will be among those who benefit from any money raised.\u201d<\/p>\n

Margaret Mountford, who appears in BBC reality TV show The Apprentice, added: \u201cIn principle this is a very good idea, but obviously we need to see the detail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are clearly areas of need in the borough where money raised could be spent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/westminster-council-tax-wealthy-homeless_uk_5a8096dae4b08dfc93054e57<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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