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Cost-of-Living Support Scheme - What We Know So Far

Posted on : 14 Mar 2022

Cost-of-Living Support Scheme - What We Know So Far

The Scheme will be made up of 2 elements; a main scheme (related to certain council tax payers) and a discretionary scheme (no firm details on this yet).

The main scheme will involve a £150 ‘Cost of Living’ payment for council tax payers living in properties bands A to D, and all council tax payers who are in receipt of Council Tax Reduction (formerly known as council tax benefit), regardless of what band their property is in (A to I).

The £150 is not a rebate on the council tax bill, it is a payment to help with the rising cost of all utility bills. 

There will be ONE payment per eligible household.

The main scheme will commence as soon as possible in April but, as around 70,000 households within Caerphilly CBC may be eligible, payments will take several months to complete.  We expect the scheme in Wales to run for around 6 months.

If you pay your council tax by direct debit, we expect to be able to make the payment direct to your bank account, without the need for you to register your details with us.

For all other eligible council tax payers, the WG scheme will require a registration process via the Council’s website so we can collect your bank account details.  Separate arrangements will need to be made for those people without internet access and/or where they do not hold a suitable bank account.

It looks like council tax payers who are exempt from paying the tax (for example, a household made up entirely of qualifying students, care leavers up to the age of 25, or people with a severe mental impairment) will fall into the discretionary element of the scheme.

We will make more information available once we have received the finalised details from the Welsh Government and have decided how best to implement the main and discretionary elements of the scheme.

We urge residents to be mindful of emails, texts or telephone calls from suspicious sources offering information on the scheme, as this could be from someone who is trying to steal your personal information, such as your bank account details.

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