Council tax – help for flood victims - In England

If your home was affected by the floods in the Summer of 2007, you may be able to get an extra council tax discount.

Homes that were unoccupied and in need of major repair were exempt from council tax after the floods - but these exemptions are only allowed for a year.

However, many of the families who were flooded out were not able to return to their homes for more than a year and, in some cases, are still not able to go back. Now the Government has announced that funding is to be given to 25 local authorities in England so that they can give council tax discounts to cover the period after the exemption has run out. The council has discretion to give discounts of up to 100%.

To find out more, including whether your council has been given this funding, go to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) website at: www.communities.gov.uk.

For more information about council tax, see Council tax.

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