Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the council tax rebate, announced on 3 February, will be received by tenants whose council tax is paid in the name of their landlord; and if he will make a statement.
The Council Tax Energy Rebate will be paid to whoever is responsible for paying the Council Tax bill. It is for tenants and landlords to agree how the rebate is apportioned between them, reflecting their arrangements for both energy bills and council tax. In cases where landlords include just council tax within the rents they charge, and energy bills are paid separately by tenants, the savings from the Council Tax rebate should be passed on to tenants.