Written questions

Council Tax: Single People

Commons · Question 4202 · Tabled 4 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the single-person discounts on council tax for single (a) pension and (b) working households; and what the forecast discount is for the next five financial

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 9 Sep 2024

For both pension-age and working-age households, where there is only one liable adult resident in a property, the council tax bill is reduced by 25%. The Government will carefully consider the impact on councils and taxpayers, before making any future dec...