Council tax rebate, what’s going on?

[Kanfuzed123]

Exactly that, what’s going on with it? Do you have to apply? I thought it was automatic. We live in a band d property and all we’ve seen is an increase! Not a whiff of this £150 rebate- what gives?

My council tax bill had a leaflet it in, just mentioned the £150 and there will be more information later in the year. If you pay by dd you will get a credit to your bank

Our local council have said it will be paid in April.
This was in their email newsletter - "The rebate is likely to be paid into your bank account following your first direct debit payment for the 2022/23 financial year".

Have you checked your council website/ newsletter?

Not exactly forthcoming with information, are they

The rebate is sent as a payment, not taken off the bill. Our council told us we'd receive it in April.

My council just say more info later in the year, and it is easier and faster to get the rebate if you already have a direct debit set up.

In Scotland it gets taken off your bill, so payments reduced this year

Rebate is for band a-c

The qualifying date where they check if you're eligible is 1 April. Gov.uk says it'll be paid as soon as possible next financial year.

@Mychitchatdays

Rebate is for band a-c

No, it's A-D.

@Mychitchatdays

Rebate is for band a-c

It's A-D in England.

Our local government site said if you pay by DD it's automatically used to reduce your bill. If you pay a different way you have to apply online using government site and have a choice of reducing your bill or a direct payment from 4th April.

Mine has been deducted from my bill for the year starting in April

@Ffsmakeitstop

Our local government site said if you pay by DD it's automatically used to reduce your bill. If you pay a different way you have to apply online using government site and have a choice of reducing your bill or a direct payment from 4th April.

I would rather have a direct payment than a rebate. Rebates mean a bigger increase the following year. I had one last year (was a dumbass and paid in Feb 2020), so instead of an increase of £3.70, mine this year is £15.

Just got my bill in. £150 already deducted from total. I'm in Scotland

Sorry should have said, we’re in England so it’s a-d. No leaflet or nothing in the bill, don’t get me started on the increase given the shit show of the area. So a payment of £150 ok, won’t touch the increase in bills and isn’t a true £150 given the increase to the council tax but but whatever

I got a letter with the new bill for the year. If you pay by DD then you'll get 150 quid in your bank in April.

You can apply for it though, they dont tell you that so people sign up to a DD. But it's April anyroad

www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-council-tax-rebate-2022-23-billing-authority-guidance/support-for-energy-bills-the-council-tax-rebate-2022-23-billing-authority-guidance

Still makes me laugh how people complain about paying more council tax but can't see any correlation to the last 12 years of austerity under the Tories. Your council have to fund their services and as the government gives them less you have to pay more - it's like the responsibility they've lumped on them to collect the adult social care precept.
Council tax is regressive imho but that's a whole different argument. If you want good services you have to pay for them - but no one wants to pay more tax. We need to increase the tax contribution of the wealthiest 1%

Council tax up 7% where l am.

@DaisyChain16

Still makes me laugh how people complain about paying more council tax but can't see any correlation to the last 12 years of austerity under the Tories. Your council have to fund their services and as the government gives them less you have to pay more - it's like the responsibility they've lumped on them to collect the adult social care precept. Council tax is regressive imho but that's a whole different argument. If you want good services you have to pay for them - but no one wants to pay more tax. We need to increase the tax contribution of the wealthiest 1%

Oh but Jeremy corbyn

Joking of course. I can see a clear correlation between everything getting worse in the UK and over a decade of tori austerity and social Darwinism.

This is the first I’ve heard of it. Why? And why only bands A-D?

Not exactly forthcoming with information, are they

The purpose of it is supposed to be practical - actually giving you the money that will then be taken back in increased CT payments over the next year or so but also to help allay the very real fears of those with low incomes that there is (supposedly) help available to soften the blow. Those in charge really just don't get it, do they?

Our CT each month is approx £150, and we pay by DD, so I understand that our April payment will effectively be a pound or two, or we may have a pound or two credit from our May payment; but I had to search for this information online. A huge number of elderly people on low incomes won't have the ability or wherewithal to find this information.

They have money to waste to tell you to move to the hard shoulder if you break down on the motorway (wow, really?!?!?!) but didn't bother advertising and reassuring people that their CT rebate will be dealt with - and how.

@BrutusMcDogface

This is the first I’ve heard of it. Why? And why only bands A-D?

Bands higher than this are higher value properties so the occupants are less likely to need help, but i think you can apply through your local authority

Exactly @WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll same with that poxy £200 loan for energy, when peoples bills are increasing by £200 a month in many cases. Wilful ignorance and social darwinism

Also, how does it work with people who do not pay council tax at all? Such as people claiming CT benefit, or the small group of people who do not pay it anyway.