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You and Yours: Council tax rebate, VAT on Hospitality, Gleaning

31/03/2022

Council tax rebate, VAT on Hospitality, Gleaning

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Council tax rebate, VAT on Hospitality, Gleaning

Warnings over the council tax rebate scheme, a rise in gleaning, checking your meter.

People in England in council tax bands A to D, have been promised a rebate of £150, but now there are warnings some could miss out if they don't pay by direct debit.

The chair of the commons Levelling Up Select Committee, Clive Betts, has said that ministers need to "get a grip" of the system giving homes in England a £150 council tax rebate. The scheme is due to come into force next month, but Clive Betts expressed concern people would be "unable to access help quickly and smoothly".
Councils have also warned payments could be delayed to those who don't pay their tax by direct debit. Those who pay by direct debt will get an automatic rebate. We'll find out more and look at what you can do to make sure you receive the payment. 

Energy price rises kick in on the 1stt of April and the average increase will be over 50 percent, more than £700 a year. Consumer groups are advising people to submit meter readings today - or at the very least to take a photo of the readings and submit them when you can. It's to make sure you are charged the lower rates for as long as possible. 

Could gleaning be part of the solution to cutting food waste? There is a growing network of volunteer gleaning groups that are being welcomed into farmers’ fields to collect tonnes of free produce that would otherwise be left to rot after the commercial harvest. Instead it can be given to local food banks. Our reporter Bob Walker heads out to find out more.

PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON

PRODUCER: LINDA WALKER

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