Budget 2026 £100 payment

On 28 October 2026, the government announced that people in Council Tax Bands A to D will receive a £100 payment in their bank accounts. We will provide this in January 2027 with the details we have in the Council Tax system. We currently have no more detail than this and there may be exceptions, which we will outline when we receive the detailed guidance. As soon as we have more detail, we will provide an update.

Council Tax Reduction (Council Tax Benefit)

You can apply for Council Tax Reduction to help you pay your Council Tax if you’re on a low income or claiming benefits.

How much Council Tax Reduction you might get depends on:

Find out if you can claim and how much you might get Find out who can claim Housing Benefit, and what the amount you might get.
Claim Council Tax Reduction Find out what you need to make your Council Tax Reduction claim, and then make your claim.
Submit your evidence for Council Tax Reduction Find out what documents you need to send us and how to send them.
Change in circumstance for Council Tax Reduction If your circumstances change, you have one month to tell us about it for Council Tax Reduction purposes. You will also have to give us evidence of the change.
Appeal our decision if you disagree with it If you disagree with our decision about your Council Tax Reduction claim, you have up to one month to tell us.
Council Tax Reduction non-dependant deductions Find out about Council Tax Reduction non-dependant deductions.

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