Councils can consider Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) for people receiving Housing Benefit or Universal Credit who still need help with rent.

Councils must levy and collect Non-Domestic Rates (NDRs) from businesses and other non-residential properties in their area.

Councils must administer Housing Benefit to people on low incomes to help them with their rent.

Councils must administer the Scottish Welfare Fund, which provides small grants to help people in crisis or facing difficult situations.

Councils must levy and collect Council Tax from households to help pay for local services like schools, roads, and waste collection.

Councils must publish a Council Tax notice in the local press each year to inform residents about the tax rates for the coming year.

Councils must administer the Council Tax Reduction Scheme to help people on low incomes pay their Council Tax bills.

Councils may establish an energy efficiency discount scheme to reduce Council Tax bills for homes that are more energy efficient.

Councils must appoint a qualified assessor to determine the value of all properties in their area and create a valuation roll, which is a detailed list showing the assessed value of each property.

Councils are responsible for applying discounts or exemptions to business rates when certain conditions are met.

Councils work to stop people from cheating the system and taking money or services they’re not entitled to.

Councils have the power to recover money that is owed to them, such as unpaid council tax, rent, business rates, or other charges.