Will I qualify for the £150 tax rebate in April?

MWT

ruth56_2 said:

My mum doesn't actually pay council tax as she is on benefits. Will she still qualify for the £150? Can't find anything on gov website to cover this..

When this was originally debated in the House they said those who were not actually paying it due to benefits would still get it.

The method was not clearly stated at that time.

MattMattMattUK

ruth56_2 said:

My mum doesn't actually pay council tax as she is on benefits. Will she still qualify for the £150? Can't find anything on gov website to cover this..

As long as she is registered for Council Tax and in a qualifying property then yes.

oldagetraveller1

frederick1950 said:

northernstar007
Of course you can't do that , the £150 has nothing to do with the council tax account and the goverment are just using councils as a vehicle for paying it.
If you don't pay by direct debit you will be invited to  make a claim .
The press is making a mistake by calling it " the £150 council tax rebate " which it isn't.

Strange that the Government are calling it a "Council Tax Rebate".

It is even written in molerat's link.

However, the press do make many "mistakes"!

CIS

oldagetraveller1 said:

frederick1950 said:

northernstar007
Of course you can't do that , the £150 has nothing to do with the council tax account and the goverment are just using councils as a vehicle for paying it.
If you don't pay by direct debit you will be invited to  make a claim .
The press is making a mistake by calling it " the £150 council tax rebate " which it isn't.

Strange that the Government are calling it a "Council Tax Rebate".

It is even written in molerat's link.

However, the press do make many "mistakes"!

It's clear it's a council tax rebate, whatever the name. If they'd wanted it as an energy rebate, there was no need to split how they're paying the monies. Politically they'll not admit council tax is too high, so it's a backdoor method of offseting some of the costs without admitting so.

Ultrasonic

CIS said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

frederick1950 said:

northernstar007
Of course you can't do that , the £150 has nothing to do with the council tax account and the goverment are just using councils as a vehicle for paying it.
If you don't pay by direct debit you will be invited to  make a claim .
The press is making a mistake by calling it " the £150 council tax rebate " which it isn't.

Strange that the Government are calling it a "Council Tax Rebate".

It is even written in molerat's link.

However, the press do make many "mistakes"!

It's clear it's a council tax rebate, whatever the name. If they'd wanted it as an energy rebate, there was no need to split how they're paying the monies. Politically they'll not admit council tax is too high, so it's a backdoor method of offseting some of the costs without admitting so.

It's not as clear-cut as that. The distinction is that the Council Tax element of the support only goes to those in band A-D homes whereas the £200 loan goes to every energy bill payer.

Spies

Got my e-bill from my local council today and this is how they worded it.

The Government is providing a £150 one-off Energy Bills Rebate for most households in council tax bands A-D. 

northernstar007

just paid mine today in full using paypal with a nectar card, awaits for my £150 off the gov now

molerat

frederick1950 said:

northernstar007
Of course you can't do that , the £150 has nothing to do with the council tax account and the goverment are just using councils as a vehicle for paying it.
If you don't pay by direct debit you will be invited to  make a claim .
The press is making a mistake by calling it " the £150 council tax rebate " which it isn't.

In Scotland council tax bills are being reduced by £150 so the rebate is received in instalments according to how you pay the bill.

Ultrasonic

northernstar007 said:

just paid mine today in full using paypal with a nectar card, awaits for my £150 off the gov now

Out of interest, why do you pay your council tax all in one go? Does your council make this cheaper?

northernstar007

Ultrasonic said:

northernstar007 said:

just paid mine today in full using paypal with a nectar card, awaits for my £150 off the gov now

Out of interest, why do you pay your council tax all in one go? Does your council make this cheaper?

always do every year since i been mortgage and debt free, pay bills in full straightaway forget about it for 12mths and take a big hit march/april