The Government’s council tax checker tool crashed this afternoon within minutes of Chancellor John Healey’s announcement that 20 million households will be eligible for £100 off energy bills this winter.
The Chancellor announced the one-off payment for every household in council tax bands A to D during his first Budget this afternoon.
The package, designed to help with the rising cost of energy fuelled by war in the Middle East, saw people rush to check the website to see if they qualify for the payment.
But such was the popularity, the site appeared to crash within minutes of the revelation.
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