Council tax is expected to increase by 5% across most English councils in April which will add even more financial pressure to struggling households.
In the Autumn Statement last year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced English local authorities will be able to increase council tax by 5% annually without a referendum.
Previously, councils were only allowed to raise council tax by 2.99% including a maximum of 1% for expenditure on adult social care and 2% on other expenditures.
