THE City of York council tax support consultation has drawn to a close.

My own views are well known. I hope that the council provide claimants with a 100 per cent discount as the cumulative onslaught of social security cuts is well known.

But some quotes from the Advice York research outline the human impact: Laura: “I don’t even know if I’ll end up in prison but there is no way I can actually pay all of that money. It’s very distressing. I just got behind with everything really. I asked the man, will I go to jail if I don’t pay all these?”

Audrey: “I don’t use my heating and eat sandwiches so I don’t have to use gas.”

Jackie: “And I cringe, it sounds ridiculous, you look at your child and you think, ‘oh god don’t grow’. Because of trouser lengths.”

The heritage of our city says we look after each other.

Richard Bridge, Holgate Road, York