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

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

Non-Domestic Rate

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

Housing

• Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26 evaluation: privacy notice (4 September 2024) 
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2021-26-evaluation-privacy-notice?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7fb81f73-6fe2-4747-a462-0f3a078858d9&utm_content=daily.

• Consultation on reforms to social housing allocations (2 September 2024) 
  https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=db0110c5-4e90-4380-a075-63328c2a59ec&utm_content=daily.

• Homelessness and rough sleeping: Outreach with a health specialism: privacy notice (2 September 2024) 
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-and-rough-sleeping-outreach-with-a-health-specialism-privacy-notice?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=325b4708-0aa8-4dcb-9ffb-82fdf5b487fb&utm_content=daily.

Local Government Finance

• Local growth funds (6 September 2024)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9460/.

• 2023/24 £15 million grant to support local bodies with financial reporting (5 September 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/202324-15-million-grant-to-support-local-bodies-with-financial-reporting?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fe6d762d-0c86-4fd5-9b46-6d76e75b3534&utm_content=daily.

• Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2023 to 2024 individual local authority data – outturn (3 September 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2023-to-2024-individual-local-authority-data-outturn?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=37a60d97-4129-42e5-8825-1829a1620011&utm_content=daily.

• Local government pension scheme funds account return (2 September 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-pension-scheme-funds-account-return?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=80f8d33e-4abc-46e0-a6b5-a58f55154e94&utm_content=daily.

Governance

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Miscellaneous

• Nominations open for the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Chair (4 September 2024)
  https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/news/202677/nominations-open-for-the-housing-communities-and-local-government-committee-chair/.

COLLECTION RATES 2023/24

• England
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2023-to-2024/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2023-to-2024.

• Scotland
  https://www.gov.scot/publications/council-tax-collection-statistics-2023-24/.

• Wales
  https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2024-06/council-tax-collection-rates-april-2023-march-2024-664.pdf.

ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2023/24

The Annual Report and Accounts 2023/24 of DLUHC can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b4384bb7-c6f2-4941-bee7-d54727f88ab8&utm_content=daily.