Whether you are entitled to relief depends on a number of factors. The maximum relief that can be awarded under this provision is equivalent to the difference between your Council Tax Bill calculated using the old multiplier and the new multiplier. The Council Tax Reduction Scheme has been amended to provide targeted relief from the increase in the multiplier. Council Tax bands E-H reliefįrom April 2017, national legislation was introduced to change the Council Tax multipliers in bands E to H. If you feel you have good cause for your claim/application to be backdated (for example, if you have been in hospital before claiming) then please contact us. If you are younger than this, Housing Benefit can be backdated for one month and Council Tax Reduction can be backdated for six months. Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction can be backdated for up to three months if you are of pensionable age. It may be possible to backdate your claim for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction and pay it from an earlier date if you have good reason for not claiming on time. Discretionary Housing Payment claim form 146.39 KB Backdating
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