The leader of Lichfield District Council has admitted that welfare changes coul mean some people have to change their lifestyle.
The Government has unveiled alterations to housing benefit, universal credit and a new benefits cap.
Opposition councillors in Lichfield have already described plans for a new bedroom tax as “appalling”.
Cllr Mike Wilcox, the leader of the District Council admitted that the welfare changes would have an impact on local people.
Writing on his blog, he said: “The changes could mean lots of working age people locally will have a lot less money and may have to make changes to their lifestyle to cope.”
To help people understand changes to council tax and housing benefit, the council has launched an online information leaflet at www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/welfarechanges.
“We’ve written to all our residents that are affected by the changes, which will come into force this April, to make sure they are prepared,” Cllr Wilcox explained.
“However, we wanted to create a useful online leaflet to explain the changes in more detail, and to reference other welfare changes that the government is introducing in the future.
“The leaflet also contains information about where people can get help and advice to deal with the impact of the changes.
“On top of this, we’ve developed an online section dedicated to welfare changes, which includes lots of handy hints and tips, as well as fact sheets about what you can do if your housing benefit goes down.”
