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Community News – Election 2026 Update & Community Cost Bonus Scheme

11 August 2025

2026 Election Dates Confirmed

The Privileges and Procedures Committee (PPC) has published the list of meetings of the States Assembly for 2026 and the first half of 2027.

PPC’s list provides confirmation of key dates which affect anyone thinking of standing for election to the States Assembly in 2026, including:

  • Monday 20 April: Electoral Candidate Nomination period begins
  • Wednesday 22 April: Nomination period ends at 5pm
  • Monday 27 April: Announcement of candidates
  • Sunday 7 June: Public election of all 49 States Members
  • Friday 19 June: First meeting of the newly-elected States Assembly and the election of a Chief Minister Designate

The nomination period, starting Monday 20 April 2026, marks the beginning of official election activity for prospective candidates. Anyone wishing to stand for election is required to submit a completed nomination form during the nomination period to the Jersey Electoral Authority to become an election candidate.

Prospective candidates should note that they need to have the written support of 10 people on their nomination form to support their candidacy. Those 10 individuals must be registered to vote in the constituency the prospective candidate wishes to represent.

Vote.je encourages anyone considering standing for election in 2026 to start early to ensure they have a list of eligible supporters.

To keep up to date with the latest elections news, Islanders can sign up to the Vote.je candidate newsletter.

The full list of States Meeting dates for 2026 and 2027 can be found on the States Assembly website.

Community Cost Bonus claims

Community Cost Bonus

Applications for the 2025 Community Costs Bonus are now open. Customers who were eligible for an automatic payment and have received their 2024 tax assessment would have received their payment by 24 July.

Who can claim the Community Costs Bonus

A household can claim the bonus when all the following apply:

  • at least 1 adult member has been resident in Jersey for the last 5 years
  • the household had a combined tax liability of less than £2,735 for 2024
  • no member of the household within the previous 7 days of application had an open Income Support Claim.

Who is included in a household

A household is defined in the same way as it is for Income Support purposes. A household can be any of the following:

  • a person living alone
  • a couple (married or not married)
  • a family living together at the same address with children under school leaving age or still in full time education or job-seeking

https://www.gov.je/benefits/allowances/pages/communitycostsbonus.aspx