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MHCLG publishes letter on local council tax support schemes for 2025–26

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Published on: 20 January 2025

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LNB News 20/01/2025

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Issue Date: 20 January 2025

Published Date: 20 January 2025

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its council tax information letter 2/2025, providing information for authorities on local council tax support schemes for the 2025–26 financial year. The letter summarises the provisions of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/39 which were laid before Parliament on 17 January 2025 and come into force on 11 February 2025.This latest update continues the annual practice of offering direction to councils on reviewing and potentially revising their local schemes.

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