NEWSLETTERS

The latest newsletters (including the Council Tax Information Letter published on 30 March 2023 and the Non-Domestic Rate Information Letter published on 1 November 2023) can be found at:-

• Council Tax: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-information-letters.

• Non-Domestic Rate: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-rates-information-letters.

GOV.UK ALERTS

Council Tax

• N/A

Note: Further alerts on Council Tax can be found under the section ‘VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY / SCOTTISH ASSESSOR / LAND AND PROPERTY SERVICES (NI)’.

Housing

• Afghanistan housing portal - offer accommodation and other support (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-housing-portal-offers-of-support?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=5787f0fb-921b-498f-b36c-826454139454&utm_content=daily.

Local Government Finance

• Local government pension scheme funds for England and Wales: 2022 to 2023 (2 November 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-government-pension-scheme-funds-for-england-and-wales-2022-to-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=be65d12f-89b8-46b0-8a74-e7f9416f9b2f&utm_content=daily.

• Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2024​ (1 November 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-day-grant-scheme-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ed0da1ec-9c01-4349-9fdf-97ab6823b333&utm_content=daily.

• Homes for Ukraine Funding, April to June 2023 (31 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-funding-april-to-june-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=88fbd819-152d-44ab-82b1-33820410214c&utm_content=daily.

Non-Domestic Rate

• 4/2023: The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 (1 November 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/42023-the-non-domestic-rating-act-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e8f20f16-8454-4640-b107-7b245467c0b9&utm_content=daily. 

Note: Further alerts on Non-Domestic Rate can be found under the Section ‘VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY / SCOTTISH ASSESSOR / LAND AND PROPERTY SERVICES (NI)’.

Miscellaneous

• King’s Speech 2023: Levelling up, housing and communities (1 November 2023)
  https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/kings-speech-2023-levelling-up-housing-and-communities/.

• South Cambridgeshire District Council: Best Value Notice (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/south-cambridgeshire-district-council-best-value-notice?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=050c986f-6f0d-474a-a539-d00e47ff6526&utm_content=daily.

• Apply to vote by proxy due to a disability (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-vote-by-proxy-due-to-a-disability?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=5b1c6378-b4b3-4d87-b4c6-422f2a551468&utm_content=daily.

• Apply to vote by proxy due to attendance on an educational course (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-vote-by-proxy-due-to-attendance-on-an-educational-course?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=0e9efd63-4909-4694-a67a-22fedf6be685&utm_content=daily.

• Apply to vote by proxy if you're living overseas (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-vote-by-proxy-if-youre-living-overseas?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=0667f60b-4493-429f-9a40-f796a34b41c9&utm_content=daily.

• Apply to vote by proxy at a particular election or referendum (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-vote-by-proxy-at-a-particular-election-or-referendum?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a18231fe-141e-4383-aef1-28d4987f39ee&utm_content=daily.

• Apply to vote by proxy due to employment (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-vote-by-proxy-due-to-employment?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=38c937d0-c1da-4061-b611-87c0b1358fd3&utm_content=daily.

• Application to vote by proxy for anonymous electors (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-vote-by-proxy-for-anonymous-electors?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=03c6045d-2e88-4b97-b00c-3d9ed0c05308&utm_content=daily.

• Apply for a postal vote (paper forms) (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-postal-vote?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a2d388f7-9d9a-4f68-8f9f-1d4b5b0d249b&utm_content=daily.

• Apply to vote by proxy if you're a Crown servant or British Council employee (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-vote-by-proxy-if-youre-a-crown-servant-or-british-council-employee?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=01357a4a-4f08-4fc7-b8e6-8ac03e2fa253&utm_content=daily.

• Apply to vote by proxy if you're in the armed forces (30 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-vote-by-proxy-if-youre-in-the-armed-forces?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=dbefcf04-ca51-4523-8812-9f35c3069dec&utm_content=daily.

COLLECTION RATES 2022/23

• England
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2022-to-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6fafec69-1f5b-4c06-8dcd-28cf2a0475b8&utm_content=daily.

• Scotland
  https://www.gov.scot/news/council-tax-collection-statistics-2022-23/.

• Wales
  https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-collection-rates-april-2022-march-2023. 

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2022/23

The Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 of DLUHC can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dluhc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=82082024-f2a4-4d37-979f-a8bf13af6582&utm_content=daily.