Liverpool Council is expected to return more than £800,000 to the UK Government when it finally completes payment of the council tax rebate scheme.
In April, the local authority approved acceptance of around £32m from Whitehall to mobilise the scheme providing £150 to households across the city to support them with rising energy costs. It is now expected that the programme, which has been much maligned and encountered a damaging data breach, will come in under budget and result in funds returning to the government.
According to a report to Liverpool Council’s finance and resources select committee, as of July 1, 92,807 out of approximately 97,000 households that pay their council tax by direct debit had received the rebate. A further 2,462 cases are still pending owing to the residents being required to provide further information.
