Councillors votes to continue work to ensure the policies did not affect local residents - but hit out at a shortage of funding coming from the Scottish Government.
West Dunbartonshire councillors have reaffirmed their opposition to Tory policies including the bedroom tax and two child benefit cap, as they warned of a 'lack of funding' from Holyrood.
An amendment was also presented to councillors by Labour leader Martin Rooney which agreed that the council would continue to oppose the “unfair” conditions attached to the universal credit and also “condemned” the Scottish Government’s failure to fully fund a fair pay award for local government. Councillor McColl said: “If we look at just the bedroom tax, we find that the Scottish Government has since 2019 given over £251 million across Scotland to mitigate that particular nastiness from the Tories.
“This motion is essentially reaffirming the position that the council has taken before given that we are coming up to a UK election.”It read: “The council notes the economic irresponsibility of successive Tory governments which has left households facing higher mortgage rates, increased energy bills and inflation outstripping salaries.
The amendment also raised concerns about the Scottish Government budget which has grown by 8.3% “in real terms” compared to just 4.3% for the local authority. Speaking on his amendment councillor Rooney said: “I am pleased to note the motion and the amendment continue to oppose the bedroom tax, which was introduced in 2012 and the two child benefit cap including the rape clause.
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