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Jun 2020

Last Updated: 19/06/2020

Harrogate

Vulnerable Harrogate council taxpayers to see £150 cut in bills

by Calvin Robinson

| 19 Jun, 2020

Those who are the most vulnerable will see support with their council tax bills amid the coronavirus pandemic. Harrogate Borough Council has received more than £800,000 to support those in need.

Council taxpayers in the Harrogate district who are struggling to pay their rates will receive a £150 cut in their bills amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Harrogate Borough Council will reduce the bills as part of a £500 million hardship fund announced by the government back in March.

The authority has received £863,157 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, based on an estimated 4,000 council taxpayers who receive support for their bills.

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As part of the support package, those who already qualify for the council tax reduction scheme will see their bills reduced.

In a report before the council’s cabinet, Wallace Sampson, chief executive of the authority, said the council was supporting those who are the most vulnerable.

Mr Sampson added that every home which is eligible will receive the support "in the first instance". He said:

“The covid-19 pandemic has set an unprecedented challenge which the council has responded to well through its support to some of the most vulnerable in our community, as well as to those businesses that have been hit the hardest through the crisis.”

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