A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to match the new National Living Wage rate has been signed by more than 35,300 supporters across every council area in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
28.03.2022 - 20:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The UK government recently announced a new line of measures to help tackle the cost of living crisis plaguing the country. It comes as the cost of energy bills and National Insurance payments are set to rise from April.
Among the announcements made to attempt to ease the pressure of the cost of living in households, the government announced a Council Tax Rebate payment of £150 will be made available. Unfortunately, not everyone will be entitled to the rebate because it will only be available to households that fall under specific council tax banding.
Here's what you need to know.
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Most households who fall in the council tax bands of A to D in England will be eligible for the £150 payment. They will still be entitled to the payment if they pay less than £150 council tax, receive a single person discount, or do not pay because they receive council tax support.
Around 4.3 million households in England will not be eligible for the rebate because they live in properties banded E to H. You can check your council tax band here.
In order to be eligible for the payment, the property must be occupied as a primary residence - this means empty properties or second homes will be excluded from the rebate. Furthermore, only one payment should be under the core council tax rebate per household, this means there will not be multiple payments for houses with a lot of occupants.
Local councils have already received a warning to look out for fraud claims in relation to the rebate and may execute extra security measures where direct debit details have been changed or newly provided.
Since the initial rebate announcement only covered England, the
A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to match the new National Living Wage rate has been signed by more than 35,300 supporters across every council area in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Millions of households across England will be receiving a £150 council tax rebate which will be paid straight into their bank accounts.
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Since the start of the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been encouraging employees who have been asked to work from home by their employer to claim a tax break to help with higher energy costs.
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Starting to think about that council tax rebate? There's no time like the present to consider whether or not you might be eligible for one, with UK households feeling the strain of the cost of living crisis. Rishi Sunak shared that millions of people will receive a rebate of £150, but when is it due to happen? Let's take a look...
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Some of the country's poorest households risk missing out on a scheme targeted to shield them as the cost of living crisis in the UK worsens, it is feared. Back in February, the UK government announced that around 20 million households in council tax bands A to D - including 95 per cent of rented properties - would benefit from a council tax rebate of £150.
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