Response 3978106
Response to request for information
Reference
3978106
Response date
28 April 2026
Request
This FoIA request relates to the £150 energy bill support payments (sometimes called a ‘council tax rebate’) issued to Council Tax band A-D households in your area as at 1 April 2022.
On 2 September 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities reminded local authorities in England to place any unclaimed “core” £150 payments onto council tax accounts for eligible households. This allowed for payment after the “core” scheme closed.
The questions below only relate to the “core/main” £150 scheme. No information is required concerning the separate “discretionary” schemes.
- For properties where you are the local council, how many properties have an unclaimed “core” £150 on their council tax account?
- How many of the properties in “1)” had at least one individual in council tax exemption class N as at 1 April 2022?
- For properties where you are the local council, how many are recorded as a Home in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for planning purposes but not for council tax purposes?
- How many of these properties in “3” have an unclaimed “core” £150 on their council tax account and had at least one individual in council tax exemption class N as at 1 April 2022?
- What decision(s) has the council made regarding distribution of these unclaimed “core” £150 payments to the eligible 1 April 2022 occupants?
Response
- For properties where you are the local council, how many properties have an unclaimed “core” £150 on their council tax account? There are 13.
- How many of the properties in “1” had at least one individual in council tax exemption class N as at 1 April 2022? Zero
- For properties where you are the local council, how many are recorded as a Home in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for planning purposes but not for council tax purposes? None of the properties are classed as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMOs) for Council Tax Purposes. To check HMO licenses please search using the online register.
- How many of these properties in “3” have an unclaimed “core” £150 on their council tax account and had at least one individual in council tax exemption class N as at 1 April 2022? Zero
- What decision(s) has the council made regarding distribution of these unclaimed “core” £150 payments to the eligible 1 April 2022 occupants? No decision has been made on this.