Bulletins

The council tax rebate scheme closure

10/03/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/council-tax-rebate-scheme-closure

The council tax rebate scheme has now closed, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has written to local authorities on this matter.

Council tax base calculation letters issued

09/29/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/council-tax-base-calculations-october-2022

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities issued CTB letters on 23 September to CFOs at councils in England.

Valuation Office Agency releases 2022 statistics

09/29/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/valuation-office-agency-statistics-2022

The VOA has published statistics on the stock of domestic properties in England and Wales.

How council tax works and the £150 council tax rebate

09/14/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/how-council-tax-works

Amid the deepening cost of living crisis, GOV.UK published updates to its important information on how council tax works on 7 September 2022, including how to apply for and how households receive the £150 rebate.

Council tax rebate scheme – progress update

09/05/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/council-tax-rebate-scheme-progress-update

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities issued a council tax rebate scheme progress update on 2 September

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities press release

09/02/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/more-than-16-million-households-receive-cost-of-living-council-tax-rebate

DLUHC released a press release on 1 September on the £150 cost of living council tax rebate.

The Welsh Government published the CTRS 2021/22 annual report on 26 August.

08/31/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/council-tax-reduction-scheme-annual-report-202122

The annual report provides an update on the operation of CTRS in Wales from April 2021 to March 2022.

House of Commons research paper: Council Tax Rebate

08/23/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/house-of-commons-research-paper-on-council-tax-rebate

This is the first national council tax rebate scheme since council tax was introduced in 1993.

The Welsh Government is proposing reforms to council tax to make it fairer.

07/20/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/a-fairer-council-tax-for-wales

Council tax in Wales is set to be made fairer under new plans put forward by the Welsh Government.

House of Commons Library Publication Tax Statistics Overview published

06/28/2022

https://cms.cipfa.org/tisonline/bulletins/house-of-commons-library-tax-statistics-publication

The House of Commons Library has published an overview of tax statistics, including recent trends, forecasts, and distribution of taxpayers. The publication also includes information on Council Tax receipts.