COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME SUPPORTS 15,510 LOCAL HOUSEHOLDS

COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME SUPPORTS 15,510 LOCAL HOUSEHOLDS

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ASSISTING LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS DURING PANDEMIC

 New figures released this week reveal that 15,510 households across West Lothian were supported by the Scottish Government’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme in June 2020.

Across Scotland, almost 500,000 Scots received the support in June, with the number of local households in receipt of the Council Tax Reduction support rising by 750 since April 2020.

The scheme that provides financial support to low income households, saved families in West Lothian an estimated total of £217 a week in June.  

Commenting, Angela Constance MSP for Almond Valley said:

“With many families struggling to get by in the face of this pandemic, the Scottish Government is supporting almost half a million households with their council tax bill.

“In June alone, the Council Tax Reduction scheme has helped 15,510 households right here in West Lothian. 

“While the Tories at Westminster are gearing up to prematurely end the furlough scheme, and throw thousands of Scottish jobs on the scrap heap, the Scottish Government is standing up for low income households in Almond Valley and helping relieve the financial pressures caused by Coronavirus.”

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