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Council Tax: Payment Methods

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Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UIN 135446, tabled on 7 March 2022

Question

Dame Meg Hillier
Labour
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the council tax rebate scheme, what steps he is taking to help support local authorities with residents who pay council tax in cash.

Answer

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
Saffron Walden
Commons

Answered on

10 March 2022

My Department will shortly issue FAQs to help local authorities administer the council tax rebate. This will include information on flexible payment options for households, balancing administrative ease and accessibility with the need to manage fraud risk.

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