Council Tax Support scheme review for the 2024/25 tax year
This consultation is now closed.
Council Tax Support helps people on low income to pay their Council Tax. It is one of a number of support schemes we provide for local people.
Like most support national and local government offers, there are criteria people must meet to be able to claim the money. This is to help work out how we best distribute the limited funding that is available.
For Council Tax Support, Forest of Dean District Council set the criteria for working age residents and central government set the criteria for pension age residents.
This year we are proposing to raise the Band 1 upper limit by 6%. This will help make sure people can continue to claim benefits as wages increase. We would like the view of local residents on our proposed changes which can be seen in the tables below.
The consultation ran for a period of six weeks, starting 11 September and ending 22 October 2023.
Current scheme
Under the current scheme we calculate a person’s entitlements to Council Tax support based on their income and people in the household as shown in the table below. The income bands are the weekly income that comes into the household.
|
Current Scheme |
Single person |
Couple |
Lone Parent |
Couple + children |
% of Council Tax not needed to be paid |
|
Income Band 1 |
£0 - £80 |
£0 - £125 |
£0 - £160 |
£0 - £210 |
90 |
|
Income Band 2 |
£80.01 - £105 |
£125.01 - £160 |
£160.01 - £185 |
£210.01 - £260 |
70 |
|
Income Band 3 |
£105.01 - £130 |
£160.01 - £210 |
£185.01 - £235 |
£260.01 - £310 |
50 |
|
Income Band 4 |
£130.01 - £155 |
£210.01 - £260 |
£235.01 - £285 |
£310.01 - £360 |
30 |
|
Income Band 5 |
£155.01 - £180 |
£260.01 - £310 |
£285.01 - £335 |
£360.01 - £410 |
10 |
Proposed scheme
Under the new scheme that would come in from April 2024, the base has been raised by 6%.
|
2024 Scheme Proposal |
Single |
Couple |
Lone Parent |
Couple + Children |
% of Council Tax not needed to be paid |
|
Income Band 1 |
£0 - £84.80 |
£0 - £132.50 |
£0 - £169.60 |
£0 - £222.60 |
90 |
|
Income Band 2 |
£84.81 - £109.80 |
£132.51 - £167.50 |
£169.61 - £194.60 |
£222.61 - £272.60 |
70 |
|
Income Band 3 |
£109.81 - £134.80 |
£167.51 - £217.50 |
£194.61 - £244.60 |
£272.61 - £322.60 |
50 |
|
Income Band 4 |
£134.81 - £159.80 |
£217.51 - £267.50 |
£244.61 - £294.60 |
£322.61 - £372.60 |
30 |
|
Income Band 5 |
£159.81 - £184.80 |
£267.51 - £317.50 |
£294.61 - £344.60 |
£372.61 - £422.60 |
10 |