More households in the East Riding could get a council tax rebate thanks to a new discretionary scheme.
Households in the East Riding which don't qualify for the Governments £15- council tax rebate, may be able to apply to a local discretionary fund to get the cash.
The Government scheme was set up to help with rising energy bills but only applies to households in council tax bands A to D.
Julian Nielson is the East Riding Council's head of finance, he says the authority is now launching a discretionary scheme to help households in other tax bands.
On 3 February 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of support measures designed to help households with rising energy bills, paid for by the Government. That included a £150 non-repayable rebate in 2022-23 for eligible households in England in council tax
bands A to D, known as the Council Tax Rebate.
It also included £144m of additional funding to provide a discretionary rebate to households in other tax bands.
Julian Nielson says the county has over half a million pounds available to allocate.
Each local authority must design and operate its own scheme for the use of the discretionary funding provided, in accordance with any relevant Government guidance issued. All payments must be made by 30 November 2022.
Households to be prioritised for support will include households in receipt of council tax support residing in council tax bands E-H properties and consideration will also be given to households residing in Band A to D properties that cannot access the council tax rebate because they are not liable for council tax.
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