Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 4202

Council Tax: Single People

Tabled: 4 September 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Named Day

Question

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

Jim McMahon

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...

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