Council tax rebate

Some of the poorest households in England and Wales are struggling to access council tax rebates to help offset their soaring energy bills, a charity has ...

"Many residents who are signed up to direct debit will have already started to receive their rebate," a spokesperson said. But councils have a range of options for people who don't pay by direct debit." You can also get in touch in the following ways: "We are immensely aware of the financial pressures that our residents and businesses are under," she said. Rochdale Borough Council is processing 50,000 direct debit rebates and has just started to mail out letters to the other 30,000 locals who won't be paid automatically. Those exempt from paying council tax in Scotland can apply for a cheque. "Many people just do not have the computer skills," she said. "Either I'd get my neighbour to read it for me or I'd take it to my sister," she said. Accessing the rebate is likely to be hard, they think. "Just because you don't pay by direct debit, it shouldn't mean you're not a priority. - If you don't hear from your council, contact them to check how you can claim the rebate. "I think it's unfair," said Chris O'Keefe who pays his council tax weekly.

Some of the poorest families in England and Wales are among those most struggling to get their energy rebate.

According to the National Energy Action charity, it is usually the families who are most struggling financially who do not pay bills or council tax by direct debit. People who pay their council tax by direct debit are expected to receive their rebate before those who pay their council tax in a different way. This is a major exercise for the Council but we are confident that everyone who wants to claim the £150 will be able to."

Charities fear some of the lowest income households are slipping through the net with this system of rebate.

He said many are now focusing on contacting those eligible who do not pay their council tax by direct debit. Bristol City Council said the first phase of its payments was made on Monday for those who pay council tax by direct debit, while those without a direct debit arrangement would have to fill in a form from 23 May to apply for the rebate. Payments were due to be rolled out by councils from April onwards when the energy price cap increased. “ And he warned that “when the [energy] price cap rises again in October and the temperature begins to drop, millions of households are going to be pushed below the waterline unless the government introduces a new, adequate package of support.” “It’s estimated that over 600,000 low-income households fall outside of bands A to D, and many of those will not have access to the support.

Beware scam emails wrongly telling you to click a link to sign up for both a council tax rebate and an energy bill discount.

ALMOST £12 million has gone back into the bank accounts of Dorset residents this week.

The Cabinet meeting also heard of £1.3million in Government funding which was being used to help the county’s farmers with climate and ecological change. The meeting was told that the EU-funded Low Carbon Dorset group, which works across the Dorset Council and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council areas, was now in it’s last year, following Brexit. Portland councillor Paul Kimber told the meeting that he would like assurances that the council was doing all it could to help lower income homes with rising cost of living costs.

The scammers are requesting bank details under the guise of paying them the £150 council tax rebate that is being issued by the Government.

It should instead be automatically be credited to your account, with the rebate rebate provided as a separate payment, rather than as part of your council tax bill. If you are eligible to receive it you should not have to apply for the payment, so long as you pay your bill by direct debit. Your council tax band is based on the price the property would have sold for on the open market on 1 April 1991 in England and Scotland, and 1 April 2003 in Wales. We never ask for this information If occupants of a property in bands A-D are exempt from council tax on 1 April 2022, they will qualify for the rebate if the property falls in one of the following classes of exemption: If you pay your council tax by direct debit and are eligible for the rebate you will receive it automatically.

It is designed to combat the rise in the cost of living and is based on an assessment of the home's value. The government-funded rebate will be distributed by ...

This is a one-off non-repayable payment of £150 to assist with the rise in energy costs. "The government have set councils a deadline to ensure all payments are made by 30 September 2022. "This week we will be writing to 44,000 other residents who are entitled to the payment but do not currently pay via direct debit. Councillor Kimber told the meeting that he would like assurances that the council was doing all it could to help lower income homes with rising cost of living costs. He said: "I am pleased to be able to tell you that the first payment to Dorset Council residents were made on May 11 and 12. Residents in both Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council and Dorset Council areas will have received their funds from May 11 onwards with a payment into their bank account.

The energy rebate is part of the Government's response to the recent rise in fuel bills, and it is to be paid out by local councils. In Worcester, households ...

It is important to state that we will not contact you by phone or any method other than post, and we will not be asking for your bank details. “If you do not pay your Council Tax by Direct Debit we will write to you and provide details of how you can receive your payment by voucher. In Worcester, households that pay their Council Tax by Direct Debit will receive their rebate first, as the city council already has their bank details.

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A spokesman for Lancaster City Council said: “Due to the checks required by the Government to prevent fraud, it has only been possible to make payments where the name on the bank account details that we hold match the name of the person on the council tax bill. I know of other people who still haven’t received their £150 council tax rebate as well. One council tax payer from Morecambe said: “Two council tax bill payments have gone out of my account by direct debit yet I still haven’t received my £150 council tax rebate.

While people who pay council tax with direct debit should receive the £150 rebate automatically, it's a little more complicated for those who don't.

If you are eligible to receive and pay your council tax bill by direct debit, you should not have to apply for the tax rebate. However, if you don’t pay your council tax with direct debit, it’s a little more complicated – and councils are taking different approaches to issuing the payment. The £150 should instead be automatically be credited to your account, with the rebate provided as a separate payment, rather than as part of your council tax bill. In England bands A to D cover properties with a value of up to £88,000, in Scotland the upper limit is £58,000 and the threshold for Wales is £123,000. Your council tax band is based on the price the property would have sold for on the open market on 1 April 1991 in England and Scotland, and 1 April 2003 in Wales. Here’s everything you need to know about how to claim the payment and what to do if you don’t pay your tax via direct debit.

Sheffield City Council has said it is starting to roll out Council Tax rebates which will see thousands of homes get a £150 pay out.

Tim Hardie, Head of Revenues & Benefits, said: “We absolutely appreciate residents in Sheffield, like people up and down the country, are concerned about finances and the cost of living crisis. From Monday, 16 May to Thursday, 19 May, Direct Debit customer payments will be made in four batches. The authority is pushing out its Council Tax Energy Rebate Scheme to around 215,000 households in the city.

More than 140000 households across Norfolk and Waveney are still waiting to get their £150 council tax rebate.

"We have allocated additional staffing resource to get these payments made as a priority and are pleased to be able to reassure people that the payments are now being received by residents and we are working through the remaining accounts as swiftly as we can." A Great Yarmouth Borough Council spokesman said: "This is a new type of payment for local authorities and we are working with our software suppliers as quickly as we can to make the payments, while also making sure we follow anti-fraud requirements. A spokeswoman for West Norfolk Council said: "Setting up the payment process has been complex, with lots of testing required to make sure people get the right amount as quickly as possible. "While we have paid this to more than 30,000 households already, we are now working as quickly as we can to make sure that those who are eligible to receive this payment do so as soon as possible. "We will be writing to each person we do not have bank account details for, with instructions for how they can give these to us securely, so we can get the money into their accounts.” And some authorities have said, if the online forms are not filled in, £150 will automatically be credited to council tax accounts.