Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 6159

Council Tax: Single People

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households receive a single person discount on their council tax liability; and what the total value was of that discount in the latest period for which data is availabl

Answer

Jim McMahon
The latest available data for October 2023 shows there were approximately 8.6 million households in receipt of a single person discount. This data is available here: Council Taxbase 2023 in England. The Government does not collect data on the revenue fore...

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