Response 3967140

Response to request for information

Reference

3967140

Response date

13 April 2026

Request

Please include the following information for the following years 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26

• Total number of households receiving discretionary reductions to council tax
• A breakdown of the categories or criteria used to award these reductions (e.g. hardship, medical, exceptional circumstances), and the number of awards in each category, where recorded.
• The number of households receiving a 100% reduction in council tax liability through discretionary reductions (i.e. paying no council tax after discretionary relief is applied) 

Response

Please include the following information for the following years 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26

• Total number of households receiving discretionary reductions to council tax
  • 2023/24 - 134
  • 2024/25 - 60
  • 2025/26 - 67
• A breakdown of the categories or criteria used to award these reductions (e.g. hardship, medical, exceptional circumstances), and the number of awards in each category, where recorded.
  • 2023/24
    • Annexe Discount - 19
    • Care Leavers Reduction - 31
    • Flood Relief - 84
  • 2024/25
    • Annexe Discount - 17
    • Care Leavers Reduction - 42
    • Flood Relief - 1
  • 2025/26
    • Annexe Discount - 18
    • Care Leavers Reduction - 49
• The number of households receiving a 100% reduction in council tax liability through discretionary reductions (i.e. paying no council tax after discretionary relief is applied)
  • The level of reduction for each category is:
    • Annexe Discount – 50%
    • Care Leavers Reduction – 100%
    • Flood Relief – 100%
  • Therefore, the number receiving a 100% reduction for each year is:
    
    • 2023/24 – 115
    • 2024/25 – 43
    • 2025/26 – 49