Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in respect of the £150 energy rebate scheme, what assessment he has made of the impact that administering rebates will have on local authorities in terms of (a) staffing resource and (b) finances.

My Department is working with local government representatives to assess the New Burdens costs arising from the range of activities that councils need to undertake to administer the council tax rebate. This includes the costs of recruiting any necessary additional staffing resource.