Council tax support income band scheme
When working out Council Tax Support (CTS) for a person of working age, we place them into a discount band according to their assessed weekly income.
Anyone on a passported benefit (such as Income Support, income based Jobseekers Allowance and income related Employment and Support Allowance) will be put into band 1.
| Discount (income band) | Single people | Couple no children | Couple with one child | Lone parent with one child | Couple with two children | Lone parent with two children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80% | 1 | £75.00 | £115.00 | £165.00 | £125.00 | £215.00 | £175.00 |
| 70% | 2 | £125.00 | £165.00 |
£215.00 | £175.00 | £265.00 | £225.00 |
| 55% | 3 | £175.00 | £215.00 | £265.00 | £225.00 | £315.00 | £275.00 |
| 40% | 4 | £225.00 | £265.00 | £315.00 | £275.00 | £365.00 | £325.00 |
| 25% | 5 | £275.00 | £315.00 | £365.00 | £325.00 | £415.00 | £375.00 |
| 10% | 6 | £325.00 | £365.00 | £415.00 | £375.00 | £465.00 | £425.00 |
- the maximum discount you can get is 80% of a band D property
- you cannot get CTS if you have over £6,000 in savings or capital
- a flat rate non-dependent deduction of £5.00 will apply for each non-dependant in the household, regardless of their income. However, we will not apply a deduction if the customer is getting PIP or DLA
- we will disregard Carers Allowance in full from the income used to work out CTS
- single care leavers up to age 25 with no children can get 100% instead of 80% if they are in Income Band 1
- we will disregard the Housing Element included in a Universal Credit award as income
- we will apply a weekly disregard of £50 from the income used to work out CTS for each child where there are more than 2 children in the household
- we will apply a weekly disregard of £50 from the income used to work out CTS for customers who would previously have met the qualifying conditions for the disability premium
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