Discretionary council tax relief
Case reference FOI2026/00283
Received 23 March 2026
Published 17 April 2026
Request
This is an information request regarding recipients of discretionary reductions to council tax. For clarity, this refers to discretionary reductions granted under Section 13A(1)(c) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (or equivalent discretionary council tax relief powers). Please include the following information for the following years 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 * * * Total number of households receiving discretionary reductions to council tax * * * * A breakdown of the categories or criteria used to award these reductions (e.g. hardship, medical, exceptional circumstances), and the number of awards in each category, where recorded. * * * * The number of households receiving a 100% reduction in council tax liability through * discretionary reductions (i.e. paying no council tax after discretionary relief is applied) *
Response
Numbers given below, reasons only quoted as indicated where specified by the query:
|
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
|
|
Total number of households receiving discretionary reductions to council tax |
36 |
40 |
18 |
|
Hardship |
6 |
9 |
10 |
|
Medical |
6 |
3 |
1 |
|
Exceptional Circumstances |
8 |
7 |
3 |
|
Paid in full (only after all discounts, exemptions and CTR granted) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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