FOI request (FOI225758)

Council Tax reduction or relief

Requested Tue 17 October 2017
Responded  Tue 17 October 2017

I am writing to ask under freedom of information for some details about the way in which your Council administers Council Tax relief, reduction or another name for not charging full Council Tax to people based on their personal circumstances which you use.

Please can you tell me what relief or reduction you would give if any to

1. an employed single person earning £5,000 per annum

2. an employed single person earning £10,000 per annum

3. an employed single person earning £15,000 per annum

4. an employed single person earning £20,000 per annum

5. an employed single person earning £25,000 per annum

6. an employed single parent earning £5,000 per annum

7. an employed single parent earning £10,000 per annum

8. an employed single parent earning £15,000 per annum

9. an employed single parent earning £20,000 per annum

10. an employed single parent earning £25,000 per annum

11. an employed  couple earning £5,000 per annum

12. an employed  couple earning £10,000 per annum

13.  an employed  couple earning £15,000 per annum

14. an employed couple earning £20,000 per annum

15.an employed  couple earning £25,000 per annum

16. a self employed single person earning £5,000 per annum

17.  a self employed  single person earning £10,000 per annum

18. a self employed  single person earning £15,000 per annum

19.  a self employed  single person earning £20,000 per annum

20.  a self employed  single person earning £25,000 per annum

21.  a self employed  single parent earning £5,000 per annum

22.  a self employed  single parent  earning £10,000 per annum

23.  a self employed  single parent  earning £15,000 per annum

24.  a self employed  single parent  earning £20,000 per annum

25.  a self employed single parent  earning £25,000 per annum

26.  a self employed  couple earning £5,000 per annum

27.  a self employed  couple earning £10,000 per annum

28.  a self employed  couple earning £15,000 per annum

29. a self employed couple earning £20,000 per annum

30.  a self employed  couple earning £25,000 per annum

31. A couple one of whom is self employed and one employed earning £5,000 per annum

32. A couple one of whom is self employed and one employed earning £10,000 per annum

33. A couple one of whom is self employed and one employed earning £15,000 per annum

34. A couple one of whom is self employed and one employed earning £20,000 per annum

35. A couple one of whom is self employed and one employed earning £25,000 per annum

in all cases the people involved being of working age.

including any details needed 

e.g. 

1. if the hours that they work would affect the relief given please give the value for each hours of work category i.e. under 16 hours, between 16 and 30 hours, over 30hours etc

2. if the number of children affects the single parent or couple amounts of relief please give the value for 1,2 or 3 children.

Please also tell me what level of savings people can have before they will not get Council tax reduction or relief

e.g. If they have no savings they get the full relief due for their earnings

if they have £5,000 in savings they only get half the relief due for their earnings

if they have £10,000 in savings or more they do not get any council tax relief

or whatever the parameters are that you are working from.

Response

Request withdrawn as per your email dated 12 October 2017