Response 3804086

Response to request for information

Reference

3804086

Response date

18 September 2025

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding any scheme(s) for concessions or discounts that you provide to residents on the basis of their receipt of certain benefits or other status. This request concerns additional passported benefit schemes run at the discretion of the council outside of their statutory duties.

Specifically, I would like to know:

Eligibility for schemes

Please list the full range of qualifying benefits or statuses that grant eligibility for the scheme(s) or specific goods or services within the scheme(s), including but not limited to:

Attendance Allowance
Asylum seekers status
Carer’s Allowance
Child and Working Tax Credit
Council Tax Support
Disability Living Allowance
Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
Free School Meals
Housing Benefit
Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance
Income Support
Jobseekers Allowance
Looked after children/care leavers
Pension Credit
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Refugee status
Universal Credit
Veterans

Details of schemes

Please provide full details of the discounts, concessions and benefits available via the scheme(s), including both those directly provided by the council and those available via third parties. Please specify the following:

Any membership or administration cost to the individual for access to the scheme(s)
Details of the goods or services available
Price paid by the claimant and amount of the discount for each item (including if free)
Value of the item at full price to those not eligible for the scheme(s)

Administration of schemes

Please provide details about the uptake, administration and cost of the scheme for the last five years for which information is available, including:

Total uptake of the scheme(s) as a whole
Uptake of individual goods and services within the scheme(s)
Numbers for each qualifying benefit or status used to access the scheme(s)
Eligible population within the local authority area for the scheme(s), including eligible benefit caseload numbers or numbers of those with certain statuses
Number new applications to the scheme(s) and renewals for each year
Total cost of scheme(s) to the council
Cost of individual goods and services within the scheme(s) to the council, including payments to third parties for their concessions
Administration cost of running the scheme(s)

Response

The only service where we offer a discount for those in receipt of qualifying benefits is our pest control service. Please see the link below for further information.

Pest Control - Rushcliffe Borough Council

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