From the start of April authorities throughout the UK have been capable of ship out the council tax rebate owed to eligible Britons. The cash is a part of a £9bn reduction bundle introduced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this yr. Ministers hope the fee will present some help to assist residents combat again towards the price of dwelling disaster.
Which councils haven’t paid the rebate?
As of April 1 councils have been capable of pay the council tax rebate and have till September 30 as a remaining deadline.
However almost two months on and hundreds of thousands of Britons are nonetheless to obtain the fee.
Some have been warned it may take a number of extra months earlier than any transactions are made whereas councils look ahead to the brand new fee software program replace to allow funds to be processed.
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For instance, Chelmsford Metropolis Council stated because the council tax system was designed “to gather cash fairly than pay it out”, new software program has needed to be put in. Consequently, this has resulted in delays for some residents
Swale Borough Council even mistakenly billed some residents for £150 versus paying them the owed quantity.
Warnings had additionally been issued earlier than the roll-out started that individuals who don’t pay their council tax through direct debit may face delays.
A variety of councils have promised to make the funds straight into folks’s financial institution accounts by the tip of Might.
Who’s eligible for the rebate?
Households that fall inside council tax classes A to D (roughly 80 p.c of properties) are entitled to a one-off fee from the Authorities.
Council tax is devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire, however there are related schemes in place.
Those that already get council tax help via their native authority needs to be paid the rebate.
Anybody on low revenue and claiming advantages is entitled to council tax help, together with pension credit score.
Retirees on pension credit score will even get the rebate on high of their regular low cost.
Those that qualify for the £150 rebate will get the fee robotically so you will not have to use.
If your property falls into bands E, F, G and H (or I as nicely, in Wales) you’ll not be entitled to the automated fee.
