Denbighshire County Council has administered over £3.2 million of cost of living support payments being funded by Welsh Government.
A total of 21,535 people in the county have already
received the one off £150 payment. The Welsh Government’s Cost of Living
Support Scheme is in place to help residents with cost of living increases and
payments will be made to those with properties in Council Tax bands A-D.
Payments will also be made to residents who
were in receipt of Council Tax Reduction Scheme Support on February 15, 2022,
irrespective of the Council Tax Band, and those with properties in Council Tax
Band E where the property has had modifications for disability, reducing the
chargeable value to Band D.
Now the Council is encouraging other residents
to apply for the funds and an email or text message will be sent to people where the Council
has their contact details and a mailshot is being issued to all other
qualifying residents, inviting them to apply.
* Applications
can be made on the website: www.denbighshire.gov.uk/costofliving.
Councillor Gwyneth Ellis, Cabinet Lead Member
for Finance, Performance and Strategic Assets, said: “The Council is
administering this scheme on behalf of the Welsh Government and we have been
working as quickly as possible to make these payments to our customers.
“Many people have already received payments,
but we want to make sure that all those eligible for the payments submit their
applications as quickly as possible.
“Payments will be made automatically to the
majority of residents paying via direct debit, with the remainder of customers
needing to complete a short form on the Council’s website.
“The cost of
living continues to challenge all of us it is vitally important that our
residents claim what is due to them and I would encourage people to apply for
the support payment.”
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