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Explaining the process for challenging your Council Tax band and answering some common questions.

• Updated: 10 April 2024

This letter summarises the government’s response to the consultation on proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premiums in England.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

• Council Tax information letter 2/2024: proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premiums in England

  To: Local authorities in England - For the attention of the Council Tax…

Strengthened 100% council tax premium on long term empty homes comes into force on 1 April, with councils able to spend the money from the next financial year.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

Information for authorities relevant to setting their council tax support schemes in 2024-25.

• Updated: 19 January 2024

This letter provides information on the amounts being reconciled in relation to the council tax rebate.

• Updated: 12 December 2023

This letter provides information for local authorities on council tax.

• Updated: 23 November 2023

​​This letter provides information for local authorities on council tax.​

• Updated: 8 November 2023

This letter sets out the next steps for the council tax rebate scheme following its closure in November 2022.

• Updated: 30 March 2023

This letter sets out the impact on Local Council Tax Support schemes of legislation which has recently been laid before Parliament.

• Updated: 13 January 2023

This letter supports guidance to councils on the Council Tax Support Fund scheme.

• Updated: 23 December 2022

This letter introduces an updated council tax collection fund deficit spreading tool, to help billing authorities undertake the calculations required in January 2023 by the Local Authorities (Funds) (England) Regulations 199…

• Updated: 16 December 2022

The government is extending the deadline for claims as over 99% of households receive the payment.

• Updated: 31 October 2022

This letter details the extension being provided for the core council tax rebate as well as information on the progress of rebate payments.

• Updated: 31 October 2022

This letter provides information to councils on a number of upcoming payments and the implications for council tax support.

• Updated: 21 October 2022

This letter is an update for councils on the closure of the core council tax rebate scheme.

• Updated: 29 September 2022

This letter provides a progress update for councils on the delivery of the Council Tax Rebate scheme and provides a reminder about scheme closing dates and the options available for making rebate payments to households.

• Updated: 2 September 2022

Around 90% of eligible households have received the government’s £150 council tax rebate to help with the cost of living.

• Updated: 1 September 2022

Nearly 80% of eligible households received the government’s £150 council tax rebate in the first 3 months to help with the cost of living, figures published today show.

• Updated: 28 July 2022

This letter provides the grant determination for the initial new burdens down-payment for the council tax rebate, together with information about data monitoring for the rebate scheme.

• Updated: 4 May 2022

This letter confirms that the Secretary of State has made regulations and issued Directions to ensure the Homes for Ukraine Scheme does not affect a sponsor’s council tax status.

• Updated: 12 April 2022