PEOPLE living in some of England’s poorest households and those who rent could miss out on the government’s £150 council tax rebate.

Resolution Foundation figures show one in eight low-income households do not sit within eligible council tax bands.

Those with landlords responsible for council tax payments are also unlikely to receive the cost-of-living payment.

The government says it has given extra money to councils to help those on low incomes living in higher band homes.

The rebate was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in February to ease the impact of soaring energy bills.

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said the £3bn measure would help ease pressure as inflation rises.
It will apply from April to homes in council tax bands A to D, benefiting in the region of 80% of households.

Payments will be made directly by local authorities and will not need to be repaid.

However, Lindsay Judge, research director at the Resolution Foundation, said the rebate was “imperfect”.

Ms Judge said: “Around 640,000 of the poorest families in England aren’t eligible for automatic support, including one in five low-income families in London, while there is no way to stop landlords collecting the rebate instead of their bill-paying tenants.”

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