Delays of up to six months as council tax rebate scheme descends into chaos
North Tyneside council described the rebate scheme as a “significant challenge” and said it hoped to make payments in May. However, it hinted that some people could…
Council tax calculator: rebates halved as bills rise across the board
Average households will pay £2,000 a year in council tax from April, as it emerged one in three homes will have their government rebate effectively halved by…
Jackie Weaver had the moral authority
A long-awaited report has finally been published and at its heart lies an incendiary conclusion. This isn’t Sue Gray’s big reveal of the partygate goings on at…
‘Council tax is now worse than the hated poll tax’
Sarah Coles of broker Hargreaves Lansdown said: “When Rishi Sunak announced the rebate it highlighted huge problems in the current system. “Those in bands E and above…
‘Meagre’ council tax rebate could be largely cancelled out by rise in bills
About 80 per cent of households will benefit from the council tax rebate, but latest research suggested that the support is far less generous than it seems….
One in four southerners excluded from £150 council tax rebate
One in four households in the south of England will be excluded from the council tax rebate, hitting pensioners in larger homes in particular. Chancellor Rishi Sunak…
The most expensive UK towns for council tax revealed
People living in the London boroughs of Westminster, Wandsworth and the City of London, however, pay £829, £845 and £1,049. A 5pc rise in council tax would…