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A Discretionary Housing Payment may be awarded when other housing benefits do not provide enough money to pay the rent. Discretionary Housing Payments are not part of the normal Housing Benefit or Universal Credit schemes but are payments that may be made where extra financial support is needed.

How can residents claim?

Only residents who currently receive Housing Benefit or Universal Credit with Housing Costs can apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment.

You can claim for a Discretionary Housing Payment by:

Council tax reduction enables eligible residents to receive up to a 100 per cent reduction on their Council Tax bill.

Residents may be eligible for council tax reduction if they are:

on a low/no household income
the liable person for Council Tax
eligible for Universal Credit

Residents who are unlikely to qualify include those who:

have savings of more than £16,000
live with someone who earns over the income threshold

How can residents claim?

Council agrees its budget

Published: 10/02/2020

COPELAND Council has agreed its budget for 2020/21.

Councillors voted today (Monday) to accept the budget proposed by Mayor Mike Starkie.

Mr Starkie said: "I am delighted that Copeland Council has agreed my budget proposals by 23 votes to two.

"For the fifth consecutive year, we have produced a budget that guarantees no cuts to frontline services.

"Also for the fifth year running, we have pegged council tax and fees/charges increases below the rate of inflation, which represents a real-time reduction, and keeps more money in our residents’ pockets.

List of applications determined w/e 07/02/2020

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 07/02/2020

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List of applications received w/e 07/02/2020

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You can only make a claim for Housing Benefit if one of the following applies:

You and your partner are Pension Age
You live in temporary accommodation provided by the local authority
You live in supported or exempt accommodation

If you do not fit into any of the above categories you need to apply for Universal Credit online at www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-to-claim

List of applications determined w/e 31/01/2020

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 31/01/2020

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List of applications received w/e 31/01/2020

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Copeland Borough Council is responsible for street naming and numbering within the borough and provides this function under the provisions of Section 64 of the Town Improvements Clauses Act with the extension of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907.

Start a new career in 2020

Published: 05/02/2020

TRAINING and the chance of an exciting new career are on offer through the Copeland Work and Skills Partnership.

The partnership, led by Copeland Borough Council, runs six-week long ‘academies’ to help unemployed people get the basic skills, experience and confidence they need to get back into work.

Featuring short training courses, mock interviews, work experience and support with applications, they are delivered in partnership with employers who have current or future vacancies. Participants are guaranteed an interview at the end of the academies.

Copeland Borough Council

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