| Heading: |
Council Tax: Discounts |
| Question ID: |
1791938 |
| UIN: |
HL6493 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4986 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Gascoigne
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Gascoigne
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister's comments in the MoneySavingExpert leaders' debate during the 2024 general election, what steps they are taking to work with local leaders to publicise council tax discounts for those entitled |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-16 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4956 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
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| Answering Member handle: |
SharonStevenage
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SharonStevenage
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| Answer text: |
The government has continued the previous government’s policy of making information on council tax support freely available through the Plain English Guide to Council Tax. We expect councils to work with residents to ensure they are receiving the support ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |