This is how many people in the Chichester district are eligible for council tax repayment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said this package would support hard working families

The council tax rebate will be £150 for those whose properties are in the council tax bands A-D in England, to try and help with living costs.

Second homes and empty homes are not included in the rebate scheme.

In Band A, 2,337 people in the Chichester district will be eligible for the rebate, 5,767 people in Band B will be eligible, in Band C, 13,823 people in the Chichester district were eligible, 11,476 people will be eligible – meaning that a total of 33,403 people in the Chichester district will be eligible for the refund.

On top of this discount, discretionary funding also be provided by the government to support vulnerable people and individuals on low incomes that do not pay council tax, or that pay council tax for properties in council tax bands E-H.

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