Council Tax Reduction rates for a Single person

Council Tax reduction rates for a single person

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

Paulo

Paulo is a single person who lives in a housing association flat in Council Tax Band C. He cares for an elderly relative and receives Carer’s Allowance. He also earns £40 per week from a part-time job. He gets Universal Credit of £179.73 per week. 

Under the banded income scheme, the council will disregard the Housing Element and the Carer Element of Universal Credit:

£179.73 Universal Credit
£67.25 Carer’s Allowance
£40.00 net earnings
- £140.00 Housing Element
- £37.60 Carer Element

£109.38 per week for the purpose of the banded income scheme.

The table below applies. Paulo is in the income band £95 - £121 per week, so he qualifies for 83% reduction under the banded income scheme.

Under the current scheme, he would get a reduction of 82% from the Council Tax.

Council Tax Bands 

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