FOI request (FOIR-425345921)

Council tax rebate status 2022

Requested Fri 27 May 2022
Responded  Fri 17 June 2022

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your organisation:

1. Could you please provide a count of how many households in your council area fall into council tax bands A, B, C and D?

2. Could you please provide a count by council tax band of A, B, C and D of how many of them have been repaid the council tax rebate which has been confirmed by the chancellor?

3. Could you please provide a count of how many households in your council area fall into council tax bands A, B, C and D and pay their tax via direct debit?

4. Could you please provide a count by council tax band of A, B, C and D of how many of them have which pay by direct debit have been repaid the council tax rebate which has been confirmed by the chancellor?

5. Can you please confirm what the deadline is for those houses in band A, B, C and D to have their council tax rebate returned by?

Response

1.

Band A - 13,408

Band B - 11,832

Band C - 7,409

Band D - 5,478

E (Disabled Band Reduction to D) - 8

2. We are unable to confirm by Band, but we have paid 20,787

3.

Band A - 5,392

Band B - 6,821

Band C - 5,457

Band D - 4,517

E (Disabled Band Reduction to D) - 6

4. We are unable to confirm by Band but we have paid 20,787

5. The Government has given 30th September 2022 for mandatory grants and 30th November 2022 for Discretionary Grants.