NEWSLETTERS

The latest newsletters 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

• Proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premiums (11 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-to-exempt-categories-of-dwellings-from-the-council-tax-premiums?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=4ccfcd83-39c1-4258-befd-d5b99c0efd95&utm_content=daily.

• Council Tax information letter 2/2024: proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premiums in England (11 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/council-tax-information-letter-22024-proposals-to-exempt-categories-of-dwellings-from-the-council-tax-premiums-in-england?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cfa37763-099a-4c3e-aa58-0cb0ed725cd7&utm_content=daily.

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

Housing

• Homelessness management information - Ukrainian nationals: England (15 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-ukrainian-nationals-england?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=075c657e-1668-42c7-a339-c1abb7266de1&utm_content=daily.

• English Housing Survey: local authority housing stock condition modelling, 2020 (14 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-local-authority-housing-stock-condition-modelling-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a6ad3228-127e-429a-b1a6-7a4e0edfd303&utm_content=daily.

• Communities for Afghans project: DLUHC policy update (11 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communities-for-afghans-project-dluhc-policy-update?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=9f7cb6ef-c985-4827-800c-6e80aec6005e&utm_content=daily.

Local Government Finance

• Lords debates local government finances (15 March 2024)
  https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2024/march/lords-debates-local-government-finances/.

• Local government finances: Impact on communities (14 March 2024)
  https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/local-government-finances-impact-on-communities/.

Non-Domestic Rate

• National non-domestic rates: guidance for billing authorities (14 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-non-domestic-rates-guidance-for-billing-authorities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=2557798e-bda4-4622-8777-8a9999b83176&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

• Community engagement principles (14 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-engagement-principles?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cbf846d9-4da9-4617-9c50-49fa0d8ace15&utm_content=daily.

• Community Ownership Fund: privacy notice (14 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-ownership-fund-privacy-notice?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7aaed78a-8c80-4e6b-bbb5-c3cfec43d90c&utm_content=daily.

• DLUHC major projects: appointment letters for Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) (12 March 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-major-projects-appointment-letters-for-senior-responsible-owners-sros?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=df39d22d-77c9-4be7-9e78-22d40571e5a1&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=9061db36-db4b-4eb9-8343-1bd815766332&utm_content=daily.