A leading poverty charity has branded the government's £150 council tax rebate a "postcode lottery", with many families still yet to receive the payment. Adam Scorer, the CEO of National Energy Action, also said the government's response to the energy crisis, in which prices have risen by 54 per cent already, "wholly inadequate".
He said: “The UK government’s response to the energy crisis has been wholly inadequate so far. We’ve got serious concerns about the way the council tax rebate is being implemented.
"Councils across England and Wales have their own way of administering the scheme, creating a postcode lottery for struggling households. In England, the rebate doesn’t apply to those outside council tax bands A to D."
