MSE News: Council tax rebate deadline extended as over 300,000 households yet to get their £150

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Around 300,000 households are yet to claim their £150 council tax rebate, according to the latest Government figures. You've now got until 30 November to claim the payment from your local council, so make sure you don't miss out.

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'Council tax rebate claims deadline extended as over 300,000 households yet to get their £150 - here's what you need to know'

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jacquim122

Hi. My son bought his first home in July this year. According to his council a person had to be paying council tax in April to qualify for the £150 help. Is this correct?

poppy12345

jacquim122 said:

Hi. My son bought his first home in July this year. According to his council a person had to be paying council tax in April to qualify for the £150 help. Is this correct?

That's correct. For England you must have been liable for council tax on 1st April 2022. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-rebate-factsheet

For Wales it was 15th Feb 2022. https://www.newport.gov.uk/en/Council-Tax-Benefits/Welsh-Government-cost-of-living-support/Welsh-Government-Cost-of-Living-Support.aspx

Therefore he doesn't qualify.

Daria84

Hi.

You have said that students are still eligible to claim for the £150 rebate. However I was just told by my council that due to the fact that I was a student and not paying for my council in April 2022 I will not receive the benefit.

macman

Daria84 said:

Hi.

You have said that students are still eligible to claim for the £150 rebate. However I was just told by my council that due to the fact that I was a student and not paying for my council in April 2022 I will not receive the benefit.

Where does it say that? You can't expect a 'rebate' on something you didn't pay for in the first place. Full time students are disregarded for CT, though that doesn't mean that someone else in their household isn't liable, unless they are all students.

HillStreetBlues

macman said:

Where does it say that? You can't expect a 'rebate' on something you didn't pay for in the first place. Full time students are disregarded for CT, though that doesn't mean that someone else in their household isn't liable, unless they are all students.

It's not a rebate on the council tax, it was a method of payment that has been very badly worded.
An example:People on full council tax reduction (hence no payment of CT) can still get the £150

sheramber

Daria84 said:

Hi.

You have said that students are still eligible to claim for the £150 rebate. However I was just told by my council that due to the fact that I was a student and not paying for my council in April 2022 I will not receive the benefit.

Were you in an HMO as they are not entitled to it?

Otherwise

https://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

11. To provide some immediate relief for these rising costs, while targeting those most likely to require support, the government expects billing authorities to provide a £150 one-off payment to a liable council tax payer (or an occupant where the property is exempt) where they occupy a property which meets all of the following criteria on 1 April 2022[footnote 1]:

i. It is valued in council tax bands A to D. This includes property that is valued in band E but has an alternative valuation band of band D, as a result of the disabled band reduction scheme;

ii. It is someone’s sole or main residence;

iii. It is a chargeable dwelling, or in exemption classes N, S, U or W*

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/558/article/3/made

Class N:	(1) A dwelling which is either– (a)occupied by one or more residents all of whom are students; (b)occupied only by one or more students as term time accommodation;
	(2) for the purposes of paragraph (1), a dwelling is to be regarded as occupied by a student as term time accommodation during any vacation in which he– (a)holds a freehold or leasehold interest in or licence to occupy the whole or any part of the dwelling; and (b)has previously used or intends to use the dwelling as term time accommodation;

Daria84

I am a sole resident of property in band A

although it is called £150 council tax rebate
I was told to fill the form for Discretionary council tax energy rebate 
It is confusing who is qualifying and for what

slowcars

There has never been a benefit or welfare payment that has been paid out to everyone who are entitled. There will always be 100,000's of people that are entitled for one benefit or another, but they never seem to bother wanting to make the effort to claim it.
Constantly seeing adverts telling me to claim Pension credit, Attendance Allowance, PIP etc etc. The government know that the take up will never be 100% so why bother wasting more money on adverts.