Your Council Tax 2019/20 - ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FOR THE COMING YEAR
How Council Tax is shared out Based on a Band D property, the following table shows how much of your Council Tax goes to each organisation and the percentage share.
1.66% 11.07% Key
4.03%
8.75%
5.29%
Parish Councils
Notts Police
Notts Fire & Rescue Service
Bassetlaw District Council
*Adult Social Care
Notts County Council
69.20%
*Nottinghamshire County Council are also levying a charge to pay for the provision of Adult Social Care.
The Secretary of State for Communities and local Government has made an offer to adult social care authorities. (‘Adult social care authorities’ are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care act 2014, namely county councils in England, district councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly). The offer is the option of an adult social care authority being able to charge an additional ‘precept’ on its council tax for financial years from the financial year beginning in 2016 without holding a referendum , to assist the authority in meeting expenture on adult social care. Subject to the annual approval of the House of Commons, the Secretary of State intends to offer the option of charging this ‘precept’ at an appropriate level in each financial year up to and including the financial year 2019-20’. 2 www.bassetlaw.gov.uk
How we set your Council Tax This shows the break down of the expenditure requirements for Bassetlaw District Council only. Please see page 5 for other services included in your council tax. Services provided by Bassetlaw District Council
Chief Executive Department Human Resources Corporate Services
Gross Expenditure 2019/20
Net Expenditure 2019/20
£
£
Previous year Net Expenditure 2018/19 £
560,100
435,800
501,300
413,300
175,100
155,100
4,149,200
2,531,400
2,490,700
Finance, Property & Revenue
27,853,500
2,724,200
2,888,200
Neighbourhoods
8,905,900
6,576,500
6,492,500
Regeneration
6,444,700
2,725,800
2,611,900
Housing General Fund
1,794,300
349,700
310,200
Service Total
50,121,00
15,518,500
15,449,900
Other Budgets
8,229,600
166,700
225,900
525,700
525,700
612,600
58,876,300
16,210,900
16,288,400
Transfer to (+) from (-) reserves Budget Requirement
This gives a total net requirement of £16,210,900 for 2019/20 (rounded)
What are the significant changes? Bassetlaw’s planned expenditure for last year 2018/19 was £16,288,400.
Significant changes are as shown in the table below
Major changes between years £’ 000 Payroll inflation (including Pay Award, Pensions, N.I. & Apprenticeship levy) 263 Fees & Charges increases -230 Increased Expenditure (including Elections, ICT, Fuel, Repairs & Maintenance) 406 Efficiency Savings -416 (including the transfer back in house of A1 Housing, Procurement contract savings, savings identified in Zero Based Budgeting activities) Income from commercial activities -100 Sub Total -77 01909 533 533 3
How does the £16,210,900 net expenditure requirement link to the Council Tax charge for 2019/20? We deduct any grants that we receive from the total net budget requirement above to arrive at a net amount that we need to raise from Council Tax receipts. The last column shows these figures divided by the total number of Band D equivalent chargeable dwellings known as the Tax Base which for 2019/20 is 34,794.99. Grants received by Bassetlaw £ £ deducted from Total net budget (shown as Band D requirement a equivalent) Total net budget requirement 16,210,900 465.90 Less Grants received by Bassetlaw District Council: Revenue Support Grant (RSG) -223,900 -6.43 Retained Business Rates - 6,778,400 -194.81 New Homes Bonus Grant - 862,600 -24.79 Grants Received - 846,000 -24.31 Collection fund surplus - 63,500 -1.82 Council Tax Support Admin Grant -130,000 -3.74 Miscellaneous Government Grant - 124,800 -3.59 Parish Councils and Charter Trustees -1,145,500 -32.92 Total Grants and Income
-10,174,700
Net amount to raise from 2019/20 Council Tax receipts for Bassetlaw District Council 6036,200 173.48 Services only (rounded) (rounded)
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Council Tax requirement for all area services We then ask Notts County Council, the Police Authority, the Fire Service and the 48 parish councils in the district, what their future budget requirements are for the year and add these together to arrive at a total we need to collect through Council Tax. Information about the services provided by the County Council, Police and Fire Authorities can be found on their websites, please see the links on page 7.
Total
Required
Total of Required £ %
£ as (shown
Bassetlaw District Council
6,036,200 8.75%
173.48
a Band D equivalent)
Total Parish requirement (48 precepts)
1,145,464 1.66% 32.92
Nottinghamshire County Council
47,714,022 69.20%
Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care
3,645,471
1371.29
5.29% 104.77
Nottinghamshire Police & Commissioner 7,631,585
11.07%
Combined Fire Authority
4.03% 79.80
Council Tax requirement 2019/20
2,776,640
68,949,382
219.33 1,981.59
We divide the above total required (£68,949,382) by the total number of Band D equivalent chargeable dwellings known as the tax base. For 2019/20 this is 34,794.99 to reach a average band D charge of £1981.59. Please note: Actual charges may vary and are listed on pages 8 & 9 for each Town or Parish.
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Who does what Bassetlaw District Council provides important local services to citizens, residents, businesses, charities and voluntary groups. Services include: Corporate Resources
Community Safety CCTV Anti Social Behaviour
Democratic Services & Elections Communications
Regeneration & Neighbourhoods
Business Rates Council Tax Housing Benefit
Customer Services Information Technology Geographical Information System
Bassetlaw Museum
Leisure Facilities Parks & Openspaces
Car Parks Tourism Markets Shopmobility
Household Waste Trade Waste Recycling Street Sweeping
Planning
Food Hygiene Environment Health Public Health
£ Finance Grants to support voluntary sector
Legal Licensing
Building Control
More information about other services Your Council Tax funds other important local services, as well as Bassetlaw District Council Services. Other major preceptors Harworth & Bircotes Town Council and Carlton-in-Lindrick Parish Council each raise in excess of £140,000 as a Parish charge. We are required to give details of how they work out their requirements. 6
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Budget of Harworth & Bircotes Town Council How Harworth & Bircotes Town Council have worked out their requirements from Council Tax Previous Year
2018/19 £ Expenditure 418,769 Less other income (198,355) Precept 220,414
This Year
2019/20 £ 333,330 (101,460) 231,870
For further information:www.harworthandbircotestowncouncil.org.uk Budget of Carlton-in-Lindrick Parish Council How Carlton-in-Lindrick Parish Council have worked out their requirements from Council Tax Previous Year
2018/19 £ Expenditure 180,470 Less other income (25,187) Precept 155,283
This Year
2019/20 £ 185,953 (30,162) 155,791
For further information email us at:www.carlton-in-lindrickparishcouncil.org Nottinghamshire 0115 967 0880 Fire & Rescue Service Further information about services from Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue service is available at www.notts-fire.gov.uk
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner
0115 844 5998
Further information about services from Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioner is available at www.nottinghamshire.pcc.police.uk
Nottinghamshire 0300 500 80 80 County Council Further information about services from Nottinghamshire County Council is available at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/counciltax
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Your Council Tax by Parish & Town 2019-20 The charges shown opposite are based on TWO adult residents. If only ONE resident, a 25% discount applies. (Council Taxes shown here include Bassetlaw DC, Nottinghamshire Police, Combined Fire Authority and Parish)
If you live in parts of the Bassetlaw District where no parish levy applies, please see ‘All other parts of Bassetlaw’. This covers residents in Bole; Carburton; Clumber and Hardwick; Haughton; Scaftworth; Wallingwells; West Burton
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Parish/Town
A
B
C
Askham 1,148.95 1,531.34 1,340.45 1,531.93 1,312.56 1,750.08 Babworth 1,151.84 1,534.07 1,343.83 1,535.78 1,314.91 1,753.21 Barnby Moor 1,155.31 1,538.17 1,347.88 1,540.41 1,318.42 1,757.89 Beckingham-cum-Saundby 1,168.35 1,555.36 1,363.09 1,557.80 1,333.16 1,777.54 Blyth 1,172.70 1,560.62 1,368.16 1,563.60 1,337.66 1,783.54 Bothamsall 1,144.76 1,531.79 1,335.57 1,526.34 1,312.95 1,750.59 Carlton in Lindrick 1,199.89 1,590.20 1,399.89 1,599.85 1,363.02 1,817.35 Clarborough & Welham 1,162.55 1,545.31 1,356.32 1,550.06 1,324.54 1,766.05 Clayworth 1,172.49 1,558.99 1,367.91 1,563.31 1,336.26 1,781.68 Dunham on Trent with Ragnall, Fledborough and Darlton 1,332.04 1,168.39 1,554.06 1,363.13 1,557.85 1,776.05 East Drayton 1,156.34 1,532.67 1,349.08 1,541.78 1,313.71 1,751.61 East Markham 1,162.43 1,549.65 1,356.18 1,549.90 1,328.26 1,771.01 East Retford Charter Trustees 1,137.51 1,516.65 1,327.11 1,516.68 1,299.98 1,733.30 Elkesley 1,174.83 1,559.84 1,370.65 1,566.44 1,337.00 1,782.66 Everton 1,158.07 1,538.88 1,351.09 1,544.09 1,319.03 1,758.70 Gamston with West Drayton & Eaton 1,153.88 1,535.85 1,346.21 1,538.50 1,316.43 1,755.23 Gringley-on-the Hill 1,177.63 1,563.61 1,373.92 1,570.17 1,340.22 1,786.96 Harworth & Bircotes 1,210.53 1,602.18 1,412.30 1,614.04 1,373.28 1,831.04 Hayton 1,185.03 1,569.43 1,382.54 1,580.03 1,345.22 1,793.62 Headon-cum-Upton with Grove & Stokeham 1,152.52 1,551.62 1,344.62 1,536.69 1,329.95 1,773.26 Hodsock 1,179.39 1,569.61 1,375.96 1,572.51 1,345.37 1,793.82 Holbeck & Welbeck 1,154.76 1,537.62 1,347.23 1,539.68 1,317.95 1,757.26 Laneham 1,168.78 1,550.80 1,363.59 1,558.37 1,329.25 1,772.33 Lound 1,157.19 1,548.59 1,350.07 1,542.92 1,327.36 1,769.80 Markham Clinton 1,159.27 1,544.56 1,352.49 1,545.69 1,323.90 1,765.19 Mattersey 1,160.51 1,548.45 1,353.95 1,547.35 1,327.23 1,769.63 Misson 1,163.79 1,551.73 1,357.77 1,551.72 1,330.04 1,773.38 Misterton 1,193.23 1,616.21 1,392.12 1,590.97 1,385.32 1,847.08 Nether Langwith 1,179.61 1,576.88 1,376.23 1,572.81 1,351.60 1,802.13 Normanton-on-Trent with Marnham 1,152.37 1,534.56 1,344.45 1,536.49 1,315.32 1,753.76 North Leverton with Habblesthorpe 1,174.97 1,573.00 1,370.82 1,566.63 1,348.28 1,797.70 North and South Wheatley 1,187.11 1,554.48 1,384.98 1,582.81 1,332.40 1,776.53 Norton Cuckney 1,182.07 1,579.90 1,379.10 1,576.09 1,354.19 1,805.58 Rampton 1,157.43 1,588.25 1,350.35 1,543.24 1,361.35 1,815.13 Ranskill 1,160.99 1,546.42 1,354.51 1,547.99 1,325.49 1,767.31 Rhodesia 1,147.63 1,542.51 1,338.91 1,530.17 1,322.14 1,762.85 Scrooby 1,161.01 1,549.24 1,354.52 1,548.01 1,327.91 1,770.54 Shireoaks 1,158.02 1,547.71 1,351.04 1,544.02 1,326.60 1,768.79 South Leverton 1,164.23 1,555.18 1,358.28 1,552.30 1,333.00 1,777.33 Sturton-le-Steeple 1,193.59 1,590.80 1,392.54 1,591.45 1,363.53 1,818.03 Styrrup with Oldcotes 1,178.15 1,568.17 1,374.52 1,570.86 1,344.14 1,792.18 Sutton 1,165.09 1,554.08 1,359.28 1,553.45 1,332.06 1,776.07 Torworth 1,182.65 1,598.38 1,379.77 1,576.86 1,370.03 1,826.70 Treswell-with-Cottam 1,150.03 1,530.50 1,341.71 1,533.37 1,311.85 1,749.13 Tuxford 1,217.45 1,616.04 1,420.38 1,623.27 1,385.17 1,846.89 Walkeringham 1,173.12 1,563.07 1,368.65 1,564.16 1,339.76 1,786.34 West Stockwith 1,200.71 1,616.60 1,400.84 1,600.94 1,385.65 1,847.53 Wiseton 1,143.67 1,524.46 1,334.29 1,524.89 1,306.67 1,742.22 Worksop Charter Trustees 1,136.63 1,516.81 1,326.08 1,515.50 1,300.11 1,733.47 All other parts of Bassetlaw 1,299.11 1,515.64 1,732.14 Last year 2018/19 1,240.54 1,447.30 1,654.06
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Parish Requirement
D
E
F
1,723.43 2,106.41 2,489.40 1,968.85 2,406.36 2,843.90 1,727.77 2,111.71 2,495.67 1,972.37 2,410.67 2,848.98 1,732.98 1,977.64 2,118.08 2,417.11 2,503.19 2,856.60 1,752.54 2,141.99 2,531.45 1,999.74 2,444.12 2,888.52 1,759.06 2,149.96 2,540.86 2,006.50 2,452.38 2,898.28 1,717.15 2,098.73 2,480.33 1,969.43 2,407.07 2,844.74 1,799.85 2,199.81 2,599.78 2,044.53 2,498.86 2,953.21 1,743.83 2,131.34 2,518.86 1,986.82 2,428.33 2,869.86 1,758.74 2,149.57 2,540.40 2,004.40 2,449.81 2,895.25 1,752.59 2,142.05 2,531.52 1,998.07 2,442.08 2,886.11 1,734.52 2,119.96 2,505.42 1,970.57 2,408.47 2,846.38 1,743.65 2,131.12 2,518.60 1,992.40 2,435.15 2,877.92 1,706.28 2,085.45 2,464.63 1,949.97 2,383.29 2,816.63 1,762.26 2,005.50 2,153.87 2,451.16 2,545.49 2,896.84 1,737.11 2,123.13 2,509.16 1,978.55 2,418.22 2,857.91 1,730.83 2,115.45 2,500.09 1,974.65 2,413.45 2,852.28 1,766.46 2,159.00 2,551.55 2,010.34 2,457.07 2,903.83 1,815.81 2,219.32 2,622.84 2,059.93 2,517.68 2,975.46 1,777.55 2,172.56 2,567.57 2,017.83 2,466.23 2,914.65 1,728.79 2,112.96 2,497.14 1,994.93 2,438.24 2,881.57 1,769.09 2,162.22 2,555.35 2,018.06 2,466.51 2,914.98 1,732.15 2,117.07 2,501.99 1,976.93 2,416.24 2,855.57 1,753.18 2,142.77 2,532.37 1,993.88 2,436.96 2,880.05 1,735.80 2,121.53 2,507.27 1,991.04 2,433.49 2,875.95 1,738.91 1,985.85 2,125.33 2,427.14 2,511.76 2,868.45 1,740.78 2,127.61 2,514.46 1,990.85 2,433.25 2,875.68 1,745.70 2,133.63 2,521.57 1,995.07 2,438.41 2,881.77 1,789.86 2,187.60 2,585.35 2,077.98 2,539.75 3,001.53 1,769.43 2,162.63 2,555.84 2,027.41 2,477.94 2,928.49 1,728.57 1,972.99 2,112.69 2,411.42 2,496.82 2,849.88 1,762.47 2,154.12 2,545.79 2,022.42 2,471.84 2,921.28 1,780.68 2,176.38 2,572.09 1,998.61 2,442.74 2,886.89 1,773.12 2,167.14 2,561.17 2,031.29 2,482.68 2,934.09 1,736.16 2,121.97 2,507.79 2,042.03 2,495.81 2,949.60 1,741.50 2,128.49 2,515.50 1,988.24 2,430.06 2,871.91 1,721.45 2,103.99 2,486.54 1,983.22 2,423.93 2,864.66 1,741.52 2,128.52 2,515.53 1,991.87 2,434.50 2,877.15 1,737.04 2,123.04 2,509.06 1,989.90 2,432.09 2,874.30 1,746.35 2,134.42 2,522.50 1,999.51 2,443.84 2,888.19 1,790.40 2,188.26 2,586.13 2,045.30 2,499.80 2,954.33 1,767.23 2,159.94 2,552.66 2,016.21 2,464.25 2,912.31 1,747.64 2,136.00 2,524.37 1,998.09 2,442.10 2,886.13 1,773.98 2,055.05 2,168.19 2,511.72 2,562.41 2,968.41 1,725.05 2,108.39 2,491.74 1,967.78 2,405.06 2,842.35 1,826.19 2,232.00 2,637.83 2,077.76 2,539.48 3,001.21 1,759.69 2,150.73 2,541.77 2,009.65 2,456.23 2,902.83 1,801.07 2,201.30 2,601.54 2,078.48 2,540.36 3,002.25 1,715.51 2,096.73 2,477.96 1,960.01 2,395.56 2,831.13 1,704.95 2,083.82 2,462.70 1,950.17 2,383.53 2,816.92 1,948.67 2,381.70 2,814.75 1,860.81 2,274.32 2,687.84
G 2,872.38 3,281.41 2,879.61 3,287.28 2,888.29 3,296.06 2,920.89 3,332.90 2,931.76 3,344.16 2,861.91 3,282.38 2,999.74 3,407.55 2,906.38 3,311.36 2,931.23 3,340.66 2,920.98 3,330.11 2,890.86 3,284.28 2,906.08 3,320.66 2,843.79 3,249.95 2,937.09 3,342.50 2,895.18 3,297.58 2,884.71 3,291.08 2,944.09 3,350.56 3,026.34 3,433.21 2,962.58 3,363.05 2,881.31 3,324.88 2,948.48 3,363.43 2,886.91 3,294.88 2,921.96 3,323.13 2,892.99 3,318.40 2,898.18 3,309.75 2,901.29 3,318.08 2,909.49 3,325.11 2,983.09 3,463.30 2,949.04 3,379.01 2,880.94 3,288.31 2,937.44 3,370.70 2,967.79 3,331.01 2,955.19 3,385.48 2,893.59 3,403.38 2,902.49 3,313.73 2,869.08 3,305.36 2,902.53 3,319.78 2,895.06 3,316.50 2,910.58 3,332.51 2,983.99 3,408.83 2,945.38 3,360.35 2,912.73 3,330.15 2,956.63 3,425.08 2,875.08 3,279.63 3,043.64 3,462.93 2,932.81 3,349.41 3,001.78 3,464.13 2,859.18 3,266.68 2,841.58 3,250.28 3,247.78 3,101.35
H
2019/20
Annual Band D Parish charge 2018/19
Parish Requirement
3,446.86 3,937.70 1,671 1,551 20.18 3,455.54 3,944.74 5,297 5,244 23.70 3,465.96 3,955.28 3,431 3,281 28.97 3,505.08 3,999.48 24,436 23,883 51.07 3,518.12 4,013.00 28,364 27,361 57.83 3,434.30 3,938.86 1,900 1,800 20.76 3,599.70 155,791 4,089.06 155,283 95.86 3,487.66 15,000 3,973.64 15,000 38.15 3,517.48 4,008.80 8,000 7,600 55.73 3,505.18 10,990 3,996.14 10,670 49.40 3,469.04 3,941.14 2,564 2,482 21.90 3,487.30 3,984.80 21,685 20,057 43.73 3,412.56 3,899.94 9,095 8,912 1.30 3,524.52 4,011.00 13,779 13,779 56.83 3,474.22 3,957.10 11,119 11,650 29.88 3,461.66 3,949.30 6,419 6,217 25.98 3,532.92 4,020.68 21,418 21,000 61.67 3,631.62 4,119.86 231,870 220,414 111.26 3,555.10 4,035.66 10,992 8,101 69.16 3,457.58 3,989.86 7,465 7,465 46.26 3,538.18 4,036.12 41,455 38,527 69.39 3,464.30 3,953.86 3,925 3,450 28.26 3,506.36 3,987.76 6,836 6,838 45.21 3,471.60 3,982.08 8,500 6,520 42.37 3,477.82 3,971.70 3,490 3,468 37.18 3,481.56 3,981.70 10,378 9,036 42.18 3,491.40 3,990.14 12,560 11,962 46.40 3,579.72 4,155.96 93,500 82,000 129.31 3,538.86 4,054.82 10,984 9,590 78.74 3,457.14 3,945.98 4,936 4,756 24.32 3,524.94 4,044.84 20,091 20,000 73.75 3,561.36 3,997.22 17,018 19,781 49.94 3,546.24 4,062.58 11,666 10,684 82.62 3,472.32 4,084.06 26,618 20,170 93.36 3,483.00 3,976.48 20,267 19,064 39.57 3,442.90 3,966.44 8,176 7,800 34.55 3,483.04 3,983.74 5,680 5,379 43.20 3,474.08 3,979.80 18,908 17,072 41.23 3,492.70 3,999.02 10,061 9,996 50.84 3,580.80 4,090.60 18,976 18,972 96.63 3,534.46 4,032.42 17,087 16,796 67.54 3,495.28 3,996.18 12,841 12,956 49.42 3,547.96 4,110.10 9,000 7,465 106.38 3,450.10 3,935.56 2,365 2,345 19.11 3,652.38 4,155.52 103,625 98,692 129.09 3,519.38 4,019.30 21,680 20,402 60.98 3,602.14 4,156.96 15,129 14,558 129.81 3,431.02 3,920.02 500 489 11.34 3,409.90 3,900.34 17,926 16,650 1.50 3,897.34 3,721.62
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Empty Dwelling Discounts & Charges Discounts
The discounts below apply to the property; a change in ownership does not trigger a fresh period of entitlement to the discounts. The discounts apply from the date on which the dwelling becomes empty. Dwellings which are furnished but unoccupied are known as ‘second homes’, they are billed at the full rate; there is no discount for these dwellings. The premium charge is not billed on second homes. Requirements for discount/premium charge to apply
How long does the What happens after discount apply for? the discount period has expired?
Amount of discount
Dwelling must be unoccupied and unfurnished.
Up to 6 months.
No further discount
25% discount.
No further discount
25%
Dwellings must be Up to 12 months. uninhabitable (in need of or undergoing major repair works to make it habitable).
Premium Charges for long term empty dwellings A 50% Premium charge is added for properties empty for 2 years up to 31 March 2019. From 1 April 2019 this charge increases to 100%. This means an extra charge of 100% of the Council Tax due (doubling the amount) will become due, until the property is furnished or becomes permanently occupied as someone’s main home.
Please see the Council Tax pages at www.bassetlaw.gov.uk for details of all discounts including single occupier discount, and for discounts where certain categories of residents are disregarded (eg., full time carers).
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Council Tax banding and appeals No. of What do others pay in Council Tax compared homes with band A? Band A Up to £40,000 26,920 Generally, the higher the band, the higher the Council Tax payable. The relationship to band A Band B £40,001 is shown in the diagram below. to £52,000 7,793 Band
Band C £52,001 to £68,000
A
6,349
£ £1,300.11
B
C
D
E
F
G
x 1⅙ x 1⅓ x 1½ x 1⅚ x 2⅙ x 2½
H
x3
Band D £68,001 to £88,000
6,111
Band E £88,001 to £120,000
3,106
Band F £120,001 to £160,000
Why is my house placed in a particular Council Tax band?
1,492
The Government’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has placed all homes in our area in one of eight broad valuation bands. The valuation band is based on the market value of the dwelling in 1991. These values and totals are shown in the table opposite.
Band G £160,001 to £320,000
689
Band H Over £320,000
57
Total number of dwellings (as at November 2018) 52,517 (as at November 2017) 52,067
For example, a band D pays 1½ times more than a band A. The fractions shown above are set by the Government and do not change from year to year.
These ranges are fixed by the Government and have not changed since the start of Council Tax in 1993. Bassetlaw District Council is not responsible for the valuations as this is done by the VOA. More information is available on our website: www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/council-tax You will need to appeal direct to the Valuation Office if you think that your home is in the wrong band. www.gov.uk/council-tax-appeals 01909 533 533
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Help to pay - Council Tax Reduction
U B a n d p to a C pro per t y
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Local Council Tax Reduction (CTR) replaced Council Tax Benefit from April 2013 as part of the Government’s Welfare Reforms. Each year, the council sets a new scheme which runs from the 1 April to 31 March. This means-tested discount awarded through the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, consists of a nationally prescribed scheme for people of Pension age and a local Working age scheme, set by the Local Authority, to help low-income residents who need help to pay their council tax bill. You can make a claim for council tax reduction online at www.bassetlaw.gov.uk . If you need help to do this or advice on arrears, please contact our money advisors on 01909 533 744. A full copy of the Council’s 2019/20 Council Tax Reduction Scheme and how to claim it can be found on our website at http://www.bassetlaw.gov. uk/benefits. There is also a benefit calculator to help you work out if you may qualify for help. 12
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Council Tax Reduction What is changing? For 2019/20 the Council had some difficult decisions to make to balance the needs of the community with the reducing grants that help to fund the scheme. However, this year, the Council is pleased it has decided not to make changes (except Government changes to allowances and premiums), to the working-age Council Tax Reduction Scheme, therefore the same limits still apply as last year, that is; • Working age (non-vulnerable) - Maximum CTR based on 88% liability (limited to the equivalent of a band C property, if higher) • Working- age (vulnerable) – Maximum CTR based on 95% liability (limited to the equivalent of a band C property, if higher) • Pension- age – This is a Government prescribed scheme set by the Dept. of Housing, Community and Local Government and remains protected at a maximum of 100% liability. Costs of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2019/20 Part of the decision, is to estimate the cost of the Scheme against the Government grant. 2019/20 is the last year that this grant is payable, therefore from 2020, the Council Tax Reduction scheme will be fully funded from Council Tax and Business Rates receipts.The council is already looking at ways to support vulnerable households in the future, without impacting too much on council tax payers. The 2019/20 scheme is estimated to cost £7.6m.
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