Millions of households in England will get £150 off their council tax bills, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced.
Everyone who lives in council tax bands A-D will see a discount automatically applied to their bill in April.
Mr Sunak made the announcement in the Commons at 11am and will host a Downing Street press conference this afternoon.
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£150 million has also been allocated to local authorities to give to people who may slip through the net, such as lower income households who live in higher council tax bands, or those who live in bands A-D but are exempt from the tax.
As there are 333 local authorities in the UK, this works out at around £450,000 per council - if divided equally.
If you are unsure of your council band, you can find out which one your home comes under here.
Other support schemes unveiled today include a £200 loan to help people with soaring energy bills.
All domestic electricity customers will see a £200 "discount" on their energy bills in October.
However, this will be automatically repaid from people's bills in equal £40 instalments over next five years.
Mr Sunak said: "It is not sustainable to keep holding the price of energy artificially low. For me to stand here and pretend we don't have to adjust to paying higher prices would be wrong and dishonest.
"But what we can do is take the sting out of a significant price shock for millions of families by making sure the increase in prices is smaller initially and spread over a longer period."
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