Decision details

Council Tax Energy Rebate Amendment to Implementing the Discretionary Fund

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Finance and Commissioning

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

1.1              The Government announced a package of support known as the ‘Energy Bills Rebate’ to help households with rising energy bills. The package includes:

 

·       A £150 non-repayable rebate for households in England in council tax bands A to D, known as the ‘Council Tax rebate’. 

·       Discretionary funding for billing authorities to support households who are in need but not eligible for council tax rebate, known as the ‘Discretionary Fund’ 

·       All households in England, Scotland and Wales will receive a £400 payment to help offset the rising increase in energy bills from October. Energy suppliers will send the money to household’s accounts from October 2022. 

 

1.2              Lichfield District Council has been allocated Government funding of £140,700 (Discretionary Funding) that needs to be awarded to qualifying households by 30 November 2022.

 

1.3              Approval is sought to amend the council’s Discretionary Fund Policy to enable all funding to be spent by 30 November 2022.

 

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Commissioning approved the amendment to the Discretionary Fund Policy in order to distribute all the discretionary funding.

Publication date: 24/11/2022

Date of decision: 24/11/2022

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