Response 3755575

Response to request for information

Reference

3755575

Response date

20 June 2025

Request

1. What percentage of households currently receive any form of Council Tax discount in the 2025/26 financial year?
   Please include all discount types (e.g. single person discount, low income-based reductions, disability-related discounts, student exemptions, etc.).
2. What percentage of households received Council Tax discounts in the 2024/25 financial year?
3. Have any Council Tax discounts or exemptions been reduced, removed, or otherwise changed in 2025/26 compared to 2024/25?
   If so:
• Please specify the types of changes made (e.g. eligibility rules, discount rates, categories affected).
• The effective date(s) of these changes.
4. Of the households that received any Council Tax discount in 2024/25, how many (and what percentage) are receiving a reduced discount or no discount in 2025/26?
   If possible, please provide this by discount type (e.g. single person, low income, disability-related, etc.).
5. If available, please provide any impact assessments, internal reports, consultation documents, or equality impact assessments related to these changes.

Response

1. What percentage of households currently receive any form of Council Tax discount in the 2025/26 financial year?
   Please include all discount types (e.g. single person discount, low income-based reductions, disability-related discounts, student exemptions, etc.).

   Answer - Currently 38.20% with effect from of 01/04/25

2. What percentage of households received Council Tax discounts in the 2024/25 financial year?

   Answer - Currently 38.76% with effect from of 01/04/24

3. Have any Council Tax discounts or exemptions been reduced, removed, or otherwise changed in 2025/26 compared to 2024/25?
   
   • Answer - No
4. Of the households that received any Council Tax discount in 2024/25, how many (and what percentage) are receiving a reduced discount or no discount in 2025/26?
   Answer - 39 low income reductions  receive less in 25/26 then 24/25
5. If available, please provide any impact assessments, internal reports, consultation documents, or equality impact assessments related to these changes.

Council Tax Reduction Scheme - 2025-26