Low Income Pandemic Payment (LIPP)

A one-off £130 Low Income Pandemic Payment (LIPP), has been paid to eligible households who are either:

• in receipt of Council Tax Reduction (CTR) for at least one day during the period 1^st April 2021 - 30^th April 2021, or
• exempt or have no liability for Council Tax on the following basis:
  • all the occupants are under 18
  • all the occupants are care leavers
  • all the occupants are severely mentally impaired
  • the property is unoccupied because the resident has gone to someone else's home to provide care or the resident receives care elsewhere
  • all occupants are accessing Housing Support Service and/or living in temporary accommodation or a refuge.

If you are unable to cash the cheque you have received please compete the online form to request to have the payment made to a bank account.  Please note that payments by BACS into a bank account may take up to 21 days as we need to arrange to have the cheque cancelled with our bank before issuing the BACS payment.