Council announces £2.8m boost for low income households and Band E-H properties
All eligible Sandwell households in Bands E to H will now receive a £150 Energy Bills Rebate, council bosses have confirmed.
And around 31,500 of the borough’s lowest income households will receive an extra £70 to help cover the rising cost of energy bills. Sandwell households in Bands E to H - around 3,300 properties in the borough – will soon receive the £150 payment, funded by the discretionary scheme attached to the Energy Bills Rebate. Properties in Bands A to D will have already received their payment, or will receive it soon if they have yet to apply or their application is being processed. Additional payments of £70 will also be made to more than 31,000 households who are in receipt of Council Tax Reduction. The £70 payment is in addition to the £150 Energy Bills Rebate and will be paid to households regardless of Council Tax Band by the end of September.
The £150 for properties in Bands E to H will be paid automatically to the majority of households who pay by Direct Debit. Households in those bands who do not pay by Direct Debit will need to apply for the payment and will receive a letter. Those applications must be made by the end of September 2022. For those who need to apply, go to our Energy Bills Rebate scheme webpage.