Privacy notices - Local Authority Covid Economic Recovery Fund

At the Highland Council meeting on 30 June 2022, elected Members approved a package of support for low-income households.

£2.552m - a one-off payment of £145 each will be paid automatically to around 17,600 households who, on 31 May 2022, were in receipt of Council Tax Reduction and those who are exempt from paying Council Tax on the grounds of having a severe mental impairment, those who are providing or receiving care in a place other than their main home, and Council Tax payers who are aged under 18.This payment will be administered by The Highland Council.

We will use existing data and the evidence uploaded by you to verify the information provided and to detect fraudulent claims.

If you don’t provide personal data we will be unable to pay the LACER Grant into your bank account.

Official Authority. We process personal data because we have authority to do so (Article 6(1)(e) of GDPR).

• View personal data
• Change personal data
• Delete personal data
• Restrict processing of personal data

Find out more about your rights

The current year plus 6 years.

Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.

The data controller is The Highland Council.

Data Protection Officer
Highland Council Headquarters
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
01463 702029   

dpo@highland.gov.uk

If you are unhappy with the way we have processed your personal information you can contact the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/