Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 4980

Council Tax: Single People

Tabled: 10 September 2024
Answered: 18 September 2024

Question

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

ConservativeWetherby and Easingwold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of recipients of the single person discount on council tax are (a) women, (b) over 66 and (c) in households with dependents under 18.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The Government has not historically collected data on the individual characteristics of residents of households receiving a single person council tax discount.