Plymouth Council Tax payers who have not yet claimed their £150 energy rebate are being urged not to miss out.
More than 80,000 Plymouth households living in Council Tax bands A to D have already received the Government rebate.
They include 68,000 households who automatically received the rebate as they pay by direct debit and 12,000 households who have applied for it through the Council’s website since the portal went live at the end of May.
Around 30,000 eligible households have still to claim the rebate, which is available through the Council’s website in one of three ways:
- Provide the Council with your bank details and receive the £150 through a BACS credit to your account
- Request a £150 credit to your Council Tax account
- Request a Post Office voucher to obtain £150 cash from any Post Office branch.
Councillor Mark Shayer, Cabinet Member for Finance and Economy, said: “We’re very pleased that so many households in Plymouth have already received the rebate as we worked hard to ensure we made it available as soon as we could – and long before the Government’s September deadline.
“We are reminding people to claim the rebate now as with the cost of living rising we know how much many families would value it. We don’t want them to miss out.
“We are also encouraging all households to pay their Council Tax by direct debit in future as it much easier than other methods and would mean they would automatically receive payments in the event that any further rebates are announced in future. It only takes a few minutes to sign up through the Council’s website.”