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Council Tax Rebate

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It depends if you pay via direct debit where it’s done automatically or if you don’t where you have to fill a form in. Other councils will be doing it differently.
 
I dont pay by DD, just send them a bank transfer each month. Seems I pay as normal then fill a form in?
 
Ours is a credit to our council tax account which lowers the council tax bill over the 12 months.

Which in some ways may be better (so people don't spunk the £150), but it means the cash isn't available immediately to put into energy account. Also means council tax bills will increase more dramatically in 12 month when the credit has run out, we've just had a stinging winter energy bill and energy price caps may be due to rise again.

Either I'm missing something or the council haven't quite thought it through.
FatCat2402 said:
It is the most pathetic, nonsensical bit of bullshit I've had the pleasure of being involved with in 32 years of Local Government. There are so many flaws in the scheme....it's some graduate civil servant who's come up with it.
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Edinburgh Black Cat said:
Ours is a credit to our council tax account which lowers the council tax bill over the 12 months.

Which in some ways may be better (so people don't spunk the £150), but it means the cash isn't available immediately to put into energy account. Also means council tax bills will increase more dramatically in 12 month when the credit has run out, we've just had a stinging winter energy bill and energy price caps may be due to rise again.

Either I'm missing something or the council haven't quite thought it through.
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A) you have to give £150 back to anyone paying by direct debit. The council have no choice, they can't offset it against the Ctax liability. So....Sunderland are going to deduct the first instalment from bank accounts and then have to pay it back. All by BACS, every transaction costing money. Why did the Government not say offset by default but give the money to anyone who wants it.

B) anyone not on DD has to apply. Most Council's have 60% on DD, so for Sunderland that'll be 40000+ applications. Not many Council websites will cope with that volume of traffic

C) The government have stated that checks need to be made where the name on the Ctax account isn't exactly the same as the name on the DD mandate....which will be administratively a pain in the scrotum. There'll be maiden names, spelling mistakes, parents paying, children paying, landlords paying etc

Why did the Government not instruct energy companies to rebate energy bills.?
 
FatCat2402 said:
It is the most pathetic, nonsensical bit of bullshit I've had the pleasure of being involved with in 32 years of Local Government. There are so many flaws in the scheme....it's some graduate civil servant who's come up with it.
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Genuine question, why is it bullshit? I’m not defending the government over it mind.
 
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