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Council Tax Support
Council Tax Support scheme
How the Council Tax Support scheme from 1 April 2025 works
Our Council Tax Support scheme for working age people uses a simple system of income bands to assess your award. The scheme for pensioners remains unchanged.
The income band system gives you a percentage reduction on your Council Tax bill based on your household income. Extra allowances are allowed for households with children.
The Council Tax Support scheme for 2025/26 has changed. The maximum award that can be received in each income band (the discount) is lower than the discount provided in the 2024/25 scheme.
The new income band table for the 2025/26 Council Tax Support scheme
| Band | Discount |
Single (Weekly net |
Couple (Weekly net income) |
Single 1+ children addition | Single 2+ children addition | Couple 1+ children addition | Couple 2+ children addition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63% | £0 - £99 | £0 - £170 | £0 - £190 | £0 - £290 | £0 - £261 | £0 - £358 |
| 2 | 48% | £99- £147 | £170- £215 | £190 - £238 | £290- £350 | £261- £309 | £358- £426 |
| 3 | 33% | £147 - £178 | £215- £250 | £238- £271 | £350 – £399 | £309- £350 | £426- £477 |
| 4 | 18% | £178 - £198 | £250- £276 | £271- £311 | £399 - £447 | £350- £389 | £477- £529 |
| 5 | 10% | £198 - £222 | £276 - £297 | £311 - £338 | £447 - £480 | £389 - £416 | £529 - £566 |
Changes to income within an income band will not result in a change in the Council Tax Support award.
We will not issue notification letters on your claim if you report a change in circumstances that does not result in a change to your Council Tax Support award.
More information on the scheme can be found in Council Tax Support scheme 2025/26 (DOCX, 198.67 KB). Information on last years scheme can be found in Council Tax Support scheme 2024/25 (PDF, 712.98 KB).