Universal Credit Claimants Could Be Missing Out on £500 a Year in Council Tax Help

Universal Credit claimants could be missing out on £500 a year in Council Tax help

Millions of Universal Credit claimants may be missing out on council tax support worth more than £500 a year.

Struggling households face postcode lottery when it comes to council tax support

Council tax support schemes provide discounts if you are on low income or claiming benefits- but a new report highlights how the rules vary widely across England

State pensioners missing out on £1.71billion in council tax relief: 'Help is available!'

Pensioners across England are missing out on up to £1.71billion in council tax relief, according to research from charity Independent Age.The organisation's report, titled "Missing out on millions", calculates that if every eligible person above state pension age received a council tax reduction, some 74,000 older households across Great Britain could be lifted out of poverty.Independent Age, which focuses on financial hardship among older peopl…