Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 6311

Council Tax: Single People

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Melanie Onn

LabourGreat Grimsby and Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of single-person council tax reduction recipients that are pensioners.

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.