WHEN THOSE ELIGIBLE WILL RECEIVE THE £150 COUNCIL TAX REBATE FOR THEIR ENERGY BILL

Those who pay their council tax via direct debit and are eligible for the governments one off £150 rebate for their energy bill will be pleased to hear that the money will reach their accounts shortly after paying the first council tax instalment this April.

Those who do not have a direct-debit set up will be sent a letter of invitation for the rebate by early May.

The government has announced that local authorities will pay households in council tax bands A to D a one-off council tax energy rebate of £150 to help towards the rising costs of energy prices.

Only one rebate can be paid per household. A household is a group of persons occupying a single dwelling and the household will be invited to apply. The household will then be responsible for ensuring the household as a whole benefits from the rebate.

The criteria for the rebate are:

It is valued in council tax bands A – 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. Retrospective amendments to the band will not be included.

It is someone’s sole or main residence.

It is a chargeable dwelling, or in exemption classes N, S, U or W; and

The person who is liable to pay the council tax (or would be, if the property was not exempt) is not a local authority, a corporate body or other body such as a housing association, the government or governmental body.

This means that properties which have no permanent resident, unoccupied or someone’s second home will not be eligible.

The rebate comes as energy prices escalate due to the removal of the price cap as well as the knock on effect across the world from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.