The cost of Liverpool Council’s council tax letter blunder that led to a formal investigation has been revealed.
In June this year, the local authority incorrectly sent out 10,000 letters to homes across the city regarding how to claim the £150 council tax rebate. It was then forced to apologise and issue new letters after the originals contained incorrect data, thought to be names of householders.
The cost of doing so has now been uncovered through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by the ECHO. According to figures held by the council, £10,731 was spent producing the original 10,000 letters plus an additional 9,873 new ones providing “corrected information on how the resident could apply for their Energy Rebate.”
