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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-22more like thismore than 2021-01-22
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Council Tax: Arrears remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an (a) estimate of the national level of council tax arrears and (b) assessment of the effect of that matter on local authorities. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockport more like this
tabling member printed
Navendu Mishra more like this
uin 142088 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-28more like thismore than 2021-01-28
answer text <p>The cumulative amount of council tax outstanding since 1993 was £3.6 billion at March 2020. The Government has confirmed that councils will be able to spread any deficits on their collection fund arising in 2020-21 over the next three years, and has provided a £500 million hardship fund this year to councils to further reduce council tax bills of low income households. <br> <br>The Government will also provide councils with £670 million in 2021-22 to recognise the increased costs of providing local council tax support and other help to economically vulnerable households.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Luke Hall more like this
grouped question UIN 143146 more like this
question first answered
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answering member
4450
label Biography information for Luke Hall more like this
tabling member
4811
label Biography information for Navendu Mishra more like this