A targeted communication campaign will contact households identified as having council tax arrears and receiving Scottish Child Payment.
The campaign follows a one-off data-sharing exercise involving the Scottish Government, Social Security Scotland and all Scottish local authorities.
Details of the scheme were shared with councillors at a meeting of the authority’s policy and resources committee.
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The data-sharing exercise aimed to identify families who may qualify for Council Tax Reduction or other financial help, but are not currently receiving support.
Data from the Scottish Child Payment caseload was securely compared with council tax records.
The exercise looked for people who…