Council Tax Support Fund Introduction Recognising the impact of rising bills, the government will be distributing £100 million of new grant funding in 2023-2024 for local authorities to support
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Council Tax Support Fund Introduction Recognising the impact of rising bills, the government will be distributing £100 million of new grant funding in 2023-2024 for local authorities to support
More infoSevere weather emergency protocol (SWEP)
The severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP) aims to prevent rough sleeping during extreme cold weather. When night-time temperatures go below zero SWEP provides emergency accommodation for rough sleepers. Is
More infoENERGY BILL SUPPORT SCHEME
The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AFG) is providing support of £400 for energy bills for households in England, Scotland and Wales without a direct relationship to a
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The current Discretionary Housing Payments and Council Tax Support Exceptional Hardship Policies are available for you to view following the link below. To view the policy documents in your browser, please click
More infoPrivacy notice – Council Tax and Benefits
Your Personal Data Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the Council’s privacy notice. This notice provides additional privacy information for: people accessing the Benefits Service
More infoHousehold Support Fund
Round 4 of the Household Support Fund is now open This is being administered by Hyndburn Leisure Trust, please to go to their website, for more information and to apply
More infoRadon in Hyndburn
The most up to date information regarding Radon mapping in the United Kingdom, is held openly on Public Health England’s Radon site, which provides Radon potential in 1Km grid square
More infoCoronavirus information
Living with Covid-19 Central Government announced the ‘Living with Covid’ phase of the Covid-19 response. It aims to maintain the population’s wall of protection and encourage people to follow safer
More infoBusiness and Employers
The government has announced a number of schemes to help businesses in this difficult time. Below we have listed some of these with the relevant links if you wish to
More infoCouncil Tax
Council Tax is a national system of paying a tax towards local services. It was introduced in 1993 and is collected in Hyndburn by us as a billing authority. We
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Hyndburn’s Council Tax Support Scheme Council Tax Benefit was abolished in April 2013 and replaced with a local scheme known as Council Tax Support. Council Tax Support is similar to
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