Scottish Government funds Citizens Advice council tax debt support pilots

The Scottish Government has announced it is providing Citizens Advice Scotland with £200,000 funding -

‘... to better understand the reasons why some people end up in council tax arrears and to work collaboratively with local councils to help reduce and prevent council tax debt in future.

Citizen’s Advice Bureaux in Renfrewshire, Clackmannanshire and the Scottish Borders will test different ways of working including:

- providing targeted support to individuals facing council tax debt;
- simplifying the referral processes between councils and advice services; and
- organising mutual training sessions for council and Citizens Advice staff.

More info: https://www.gov.scot/news/help-tackling-council-tax-debt-1/