Council tax rebate status 2022
Dear Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council,
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your organisation:
1) Could you please provide a count of how many households in your council area fall into each of the following council tax bands: A, B, C & D
2) Could you please provide a count by council tax band of A, B, C & D how many of them have been repaid the council tax rebate which has been confirmed by the chancellor.
3) Could you please provide a count of how many households in your council area fall into each of the following council tax bands: A, B, C & D and pay their tax via direct debit.
4) Could you please provide a count by council tax band of A, B, C & D how many of them have which pay by direct debit have been repaid the council tax rebate which has been confirmed by the chancellor.
5) Can you please confirm what the deadline is for those houses in band A, B, C & D to have their council tax rebate returned by. Could you also provide
My preferred format for this data is excel or CSV format.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Carolyn Tuson
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Dear Ms Tuson,
Thank you for your email of the 27^th May 2022, where you requested
information about Council tax rebate status 2022
The information you requested is enclosed.
Request and Response – Also provided in excel format – Please see attached
1) Could you please provide a count of how many households in your
council area fall into each of the following council tax bands: A, B, C &
D
A – 19,550
B – 22,307
C – 27,467
D – 15,224
2) Could you please provide a count by council tax band of A, B, C & D how
many of them have been repaid the council tax rebate which has been
confirmed by the chancellor.
A – 18,381
B – 21,249
C – 26,334
D – 14,561
3) Could you please provide a count of how many households in your council
area fall into each of the following council tax bands: A, B, C & D and
pay their tax via direct debit.
A – 7,755
B – 14,430
C – 21,594
D – 12,548
4) Could you please provide a count by council tax band of A, B, C & D how
many of them have which pay by direct debit have been repaid the council
tax rebate which has been confirmed by the chancellor.
A – 7,755
B – 14,430
C – 21,594
D – 12,548
5) Can you please confirm what the deadline is for those houses in band A,
B, C & D to have their council tax rebate returned by. Could you also
provide
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Yours sincerely,
Information Governance
Legal Services | Trafford Council | Trafford Town Hall | Talbot Road |
Stretford | M32 0TH
Email: [4][email address]
From: Higgins, Francesca On Behalf Of Data Protection
Sent: 30 May 2022 08:50
To: 'Carolyn Tuson' <[FOI #865451 email]>
Subject: 11915 Freedom of Information request - Council tax rebate status
2022
Thank you for your email.
Your enquiry has been given the reference number 11915. Please quote this
in all future correspondence with regard to this enquiry.
We aim to respond fully to all emails from the public as soon as possible,
where they are seeking a response.
If you are requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act or
Environmental Information Regulations, there is a 20 working day statutory
timescale within which to provide the information requested, subject to
any exemptions which may apply. The 20 working day timescale will start
on the first working day following receipt of your email.
If you have access to the Internet you may wish to see if your enquiry can
be dealt with online at [5]www.trafford.gov.uk. The council's website
enables many forms to be completed and payments to be made online, as well
as providing comprehensive information.
Thank you
Trafford Council
Please note that Governance Services (including Legal Services,
Information Governance Services and Governance Services) staff may
currently be working from home. We have some staff attending the office
on a weekly basis. Wherever possible, please avoid posting documents to
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