Millions of people – including widows – could be hit with a huge council tax hike next year – a new analysis has claimed.

There are concerns the government could scrap the single-person discount on council tax, which is worth at least 25 percent.

If that happened then many pensioners who live alone, many of whom have already lost their winter fuel allowance, could face an extra hit to their pockets.

More than a million pensioners in the UK are eligible for the single-person discount, along with…