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Council Tax: Single People

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6480

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people claimed the single person discount on council tax in (a) the UK (b) the East Midlands, (c) Mansfield and (d) Ashfield in the latest period for which data is available.

Answered by Jim McMahon

The latest available data for October 2023 shows there were approximately 8.6 million households in receipt of a single person discount. This data is available here: Council Taxbase 2023 in England. The most recent local authority level data on the number of dwellings entitled to the single person discount in England, can be found here: Council Taxbase: Local authority level data for 2023.

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