Update from the District Council on support for residents with rising costs of living Since the energy rebate was announced in February 2022, the UK government has made a number of other announcements about ways in which it plans to support residents with rising costs of living. However, there have been several questions raised and today the District Council is trying to ensure that they all get answered.
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n an effort to ensure the details of the scheme are clear, the District Council has released a summary, outlined below. The first two payments listed below will be paid to you by the District Council and includes details of how you can receive this money if you haven’t already. 1. £150 Council Tax Energy Bills Rebate What is this? This is a £150 one-off payment to those living in households in Council Tax bands A-D and to those who live in a band E property who receive a disabled band reduction. Who will I receive this from? Newark and Sherwood District Council. See below as to how you will receive this. 2. Discretionary Funding
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What is this? The government provided the District Council with discretionary funding with no guidance as to how this was to be issued. Time was spent by the District Council to ensure that a fair scheme was drawn up so those most in need received this additional funding. In Newark and Sherwood the discretionary funding is being paid as follows: l Households in receipt of Council Tax Support in Bands E-H will receive £150 l Households in receipt of Council Tax Support in Bands A-D (and Band E where Disabled Band Reduction is awarded) will receive an additional £28 Who will I receive this from? Newark and Sherwood District Council. See below as to how you will receive this.
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How will you receive your Council Tax Energy Bills rebate and Discretionary Funding payments from Newark and Sherwood District Council? For those who pay their Council Tax by direct debit, payments are being made directly into bank accounts where records match. A letter will be issued to confirm when this has happened. While over 75% of payments have already been processed, this has taken longer where additional verification is needed if the name on the bank account and Council Tax bill do not match. Households who do not pay by direct debit will receive a letter over the next three weeks with information on how they can receive the payment. The first batch of letters have been posted out today.
