Council Tax Reduction rates for a single parent with two children

Council Tax Reduction rates for a single parent with two children

An example of how the Council Tax Reduction Scheme could work.

Rachel

Rachel is a single parent with two children. They live in a property which is in Band E for Council Tax. She is not working, and she receives Universal Credit of £364.82 per week.

Under the banded income scheme, the council will disregard the Housing Element of Universal Credit, which in her case is £150 per week:

£364.82 Universal Credit
 -150.00 Housing Element
£214.82 per week for the purpose of the banded income scheme.

She is in the income band 0 - £216, so she qualifies for 100% reduction under the banded income scheme. This is the same as she receives in the current scheme.

Council Tax Bands 

To find out your percentage of Council Tax Reduction, select your Council Tax Band from the list below.