Guidance

Localising support for Council Tax: transitional grant scheme

Government grant available for local authorities who develop schemes to protect low-income households from large Council Tax rises.

Applies to England

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Localising support for Council Tax: transitional grant scheme

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Localising support for Council Tax: transitional grant scheme FAQs

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Localising support for Council Tax: claiming the transitional grant

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Localising support for Council Tax: claiming the transitional grant (Word version)

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Actual allocations of the transition grant for Council Tax reduction schemes

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The Department for Communities and Local Government is making available an additional £100 million for one year to support those local authorities in developing well-designed Council Tax support schemes and maintain positive incentives to work.

The grant will be payable in March 2013 to those authorities who adopt schemes that must comply with criteria set by the government to ensure that low-income households do not face an extensive increase in their Council Tax liability in 2013 to 2014.

This funding will enable councils to explore more sustainable approaches to managing the funding reduction that minimise the impact on vulnerable taxpayers.

Published 18 October 2012
Last updated 30 January 2013 + show all updates
  1. Added 'claiming the transitional grant' document.

  2. First published.