内容摘要：Ms Williams said she was sent an interesting report from Norway in early December.

Ms Williams said she was sent an interesting report from Norway in early December.

Eligible households will get a one-off £30 award automatically credited to their council tax account, and they don't have to apply.To be eligible, you must already be getting rebates on your bills and be of working age as of March 31, 2025, for existing claimants.

The council says new claimants of working age who apply for the standard rebate will also be eligible for the one-off payment.The authority is also putting £500,000 into more support services for welfare benefit and debt advice services over the next two years.When Armoghan Mohammed first came to Bradford as a child it was to watch Bollywood films with his parents.

Now the 58-year-old is a getting a different kind of visual treat standing on the balcony of the new offices of 'Big Four" accountancy firm PwC.The company has just moved its Bradford team the short distance from their old base in Godwin Street to the £35 million One City Park development.

For Mr Mohammed, PwC's regional chair for the North, it is a statement of intent for both the company and the city, saying: "We think this is Bradford's time and we want to part of that."

"I started coming to Bradford in the early 70s with my mum and dad," he tells me.While the increase would fall on employers, it could affect workers down the line if wage rises are restricted. Companies could also cut back on hiring due to the added costs.

The rise in National Insurance could also have an impact on other tax revenues, for instance if it results in smaller wage rises. If businesses absorb the extra costs, profits could be lower and the amount they pay in corporation tax could be less.The prime minister has insisted working people will not be hit by tax rises -

The Conservatives have accused Labour of "reinventing" what counts as a working person, as the Budget approaches.The chancellor is also expected to announce £500m in new funding to build up to 5,000 affordable social homes in an effort to "fix the housing crisis" which she says has "created a generation locked out of the property market".