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Further support now available for households and businesses affected by severe flooding.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Councils across England are set to receive the biggest year-on-year real terms increase in funding for almost a decade.
If you are disabled, have a health condition or are a carer you could be overpaying Council Tax and not even know it, according to a new public guide.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Vulnerable people who fall behind with Council Tax payments will have greater protection from aggressive debt enforcement under new plans to improve the way councils collect arrears.
This letter covers Council Tax demand notices and the adult social care precept 2019 to 2020.
This letter covers Council Tax demand notices and the adult social care precept in 2019 to 2020.
This letter covers Council Tax referendum principles for 2019 to 2020 and billing requirements for 2018 to 2019.
Councils will continue to benefit from long-term financial certainty, while having extra flexibilities to deliver adult social care services.
This letter reminds local authorities about the position of service personnel when applying for a job-related Council Tax discount.
Letter from the Department for Communities and Local Government confirming Council Tax freeze grants for 2015 to 2016.
Local authorities take up the government's Council Tax freeze grant and keep bills down for taxpayers.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Letter from the Secretary of State concerning Council Tax rises in Surrey.
Written ministerial statement by Eric Pickles on actions put in place by DCLG since May 2010 on local government.
Average Council Tax bills in England have fallen in real-terms over the last 5 years.
More than 2,400 homes have benefited from the new discounts across the country.
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government discusses local audit.
This letter gives guidance on the process for checking eligibility for Class B Council Tax empty homes exemptions.
Ministers have backed proposals to extend the approach of the successful Troubled Families programme into other local services.
Millions of families across the country who recycle their household rubbish will now be rewarded with cash prizes, shopping vouchers and loyalty points.
The government has unveiled plans to reduce the costly gold-plating of procurement in local government.
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