Council Tax Reduction Scheme

From 1^st April 2013 Council Tax Benefit has been abolished.

Council tax benefit has been abolished.  From 1^st April 2013 the Council’s benefit team administers a localised Council Tax Reduction Scheme, this is the Government’s Default Scheme part of which is also incorporated in the prescribed scheme.  This will ensure that people in receipt of Income Support, Income Based Job Seekers Allowance, Income Related Employment and Support Allowance and Guarantee Pension Credit will normally pay no council tax and that other people on low incomes will have their bills reduced.

Please note that the Council’s Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction Scheme leaflet includes up to figures for any elements of the calculation that have been subject to change (for example Applicable Amounts and non-dependant deductions).

For more information or to request an application form please contact the benefits team.

 Online Benefits Calculator

If your income is low you may qualify for help with your Rent and Council Tax.

We now have an online benefits calculator which you can use to provide an estimate of how much Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit you may be able to get. You can also use it to check to see what will happen if your circumstances change.

If you are already claiming, you must still write to us about the change straight away.