Some 4,759 households in Nottinghamshire could be due a council tax refund, according to new research by consumer website MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE). Experts at the website are now urging households to check if they are due a refund.
Detailing the figures council by council, the website dug down into the total value of refunds due to households across the UK and the final figure hit a whopping £150m or thereabouts. Among the reasons a refund may be due is that a householder moved out of the area having already paid their bill upfront.
Eight Nottinghamshire councils were approached for details. However, Mansfield District Council was one of 15 councils nationally that failed to respond or disclose the data requested by MSE following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted towards the end of 2021. Four councils nationally refused to disclose the data, telling the website that there was "a risk of increased fraudulent behaviour if they were to do so".
