Your Council Tax by Bassetlaw

Your Council Tax 2021/22 - ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FOR THE COMING YEAR

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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.

1.75% 11.47% Key:

3.90%

8.62%

7.03%

Parish Councils

Notts Police

Notts Fire & Rescue Service

Bassetlaw District Council

*Adult Social Care

Notts County Council

67.23%

*Nottinghamshire County Council are also levying a charge to pay for the provision of Adult Social Care.

The Secretary of State 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 was the option of an adult social care authority being able to charge an additional “precept” on its council tax without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting its expenditure on adult social care from the financial year 2016-17. It was originally made in respect of the financial years up to and including 2019-20. If the Secretary of State chooses to renew this offer in respect of a particular financial year, this is subject to the approval of the House of Commons’.

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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

Gross Expenditure 2021/22

Net Expenditure 2021/22

Previous year Net Expenditure 2020/21 £

Chief Executive Department

600,000

458,000

445,000

Human Resources

535,000

281,000

261,000

Corporate Services

4,271,000

2,553,000

2,433,000

25,822,000

2,560,000

2,253,000

Neighbourhoods

9,124,000

6,702,000

6,172,000

Regeneration

4,555,000

2,308,000

2,095,000

Housing General Fund

1,874,000

313,000

302,000

46,781,000

15,175,000

13,961,000

3,949,000

955,000

1,291,000

812,000

1,014,000

51,542,000

16,942,000

16,266,000

Finance, Property & Revenue

Service Total Other Budgets Transfer to (+) from (-) reserves Budget Requirement

This gives a total net requirement of £16,942,000 for 2021/22 (rounded)

What are the significant changes?

Bassetlaw’s planned expenditure for last year 2020/21 was £16,266,000. Significant changes are as shown in the table below Major changes between years £’ 000 Payroll Inflation (including Pay Award, Pensions, N.I. & Apprenticeship levy) 660 Job Evaluation less savings to offset on mileage, overtime and vacancy factor 44 Fees & Charges rental income & Queen’s Building rental to NHS -125 Profit Share Bersahill/S80 -100 Other Budget Reductions -149 Increased Expenditure (including drainage board & business rates/bid levy) 144 Increased Expenditure (including I.T. costs, insurance and transport) 185 Various other Net Increases (including climate change, fixed sum pension) 155 Other Minor Movements 64 Movement in Reserves -202 Sub Total 676

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How does the £16,942,000 net expenditure requirement link to the Council Tax charge for 2021/22? 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 2021/22 is 35,771.49. Grants received by Bassetlaw £ £ deducted from Total net budget (shown as Band D requirement a equivalent) Total net budget requirement 16,942,300 473.63 Less Grants received by Bassetlaw District Council: Revenue Support Grant (RSG) -228,800 -6.40 Retained Business Rates -7,575,000 -211.76 New Homes Bonus Grant - 822,000 -22.98 Grants Received - 60,000 -1.68 Collection Fund Surplus 34,000 0.95 Council Tax Support Admin Grant -126,100 -3.53 Miscellaneous Government Grant - 195,900 -5.48 Parish Councils and Charter Trustees -1,232,400 -34.45 Total Grants and Income

6,736,100

188.31

Net amount to raise from 2021/22 Council Tax receipts for Bassetlaw District Council 6,736,100 188.31 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 £ %

Bassetlaw District Council

6,563,400

8.62%

183.48

1,334,798

1.75%

37.31

Total Parish requirement (48 precepts)

£ as (shown a Band D equivalent)

Nottinghamshire County Council

51,195,514 67.23% 1,431.21

Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care

5,352,846

7.03%

149.64

Nottinghamshire Police & Commissioner 8,737,544

11.47%

244.26

3.90%

82.95

Combined Fire Authority

Council Tax requirement 2021/22

2,967,245

76,152,347 100.00% 2,128.86

We divide the above total required (£76,152,347) by the total number of Band D equivalent chargeable dwellings known as the tax base. For 2021/22 this is 35,771.49 to reach an average B and D charge of £2,128.26. 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

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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

2020/21 £ Expenditure 350,900 Less other income (102,034) Precept 248,866

This Year

2021/22 £ 360,973 (97,175) 263,798

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

2020/21 £ Expenditure 207,666 Less other income (51,467) Precept 156,199

This Year

2021/22 £ 208,833 (50,376) 158,457

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 2021-22 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

Parish/Town Askham Babworth Barnby Moor Beckingham-cum-Saundby Blyth Bothamsall Carlton in Lindrick Clarborough & Welham Clayworth Dunham on Trent with Ragnall, Fledborough and Darlton East Drayton East Markham East Retford Charter Trustees Elkesley Everton Gamston with West Drayton & Eaton Gringley-on-the Hill Harworth & Bircotes Hayton Headon-cum-Upton with Grove & Stokeham Hodsock Holbeck & Welbeck Laneham Lound Markham Clinton Mattersey Misson Misterton Nether Langwith Normanton-on-Trent with Marnham North and South Wheatley North Leverton with Habblesthorpe Norton Cuckney Rampton Ranskill Rhodesia Scrooby Shireoaks South Leverton Sturton-le-Steeple Styrrup with Oldcotes Sutton Torworth Treswell-with-Cottam Tuxford Walkeringham West Stockwith Wiseton Worksop Charter Trustees All other parts of Bassetlaw Last year 2020/21

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1,148.95 1,642.21 1,340.45 1,531.9 1,407.60 1,876.7 1,151.84 1,645.13 1,343.83 1,535.7 1,410.11 1,880.1 1,155.31 1,652.71 1,347.88 1,540.4 1,416.61 1,888.8 1,168.35 1,693.45 1,363.09 1,557.8 1,451.53 1,935.3 1,172.70 1,683.13 1,368.16 1,563.6 1,442.68 1,923.5 1,144.76 1,644.71 1,335.57 1,526.3 1,409.75 1,879.6 1,199.89 1,700.65 1,399.89 1,599.8 1,457.69 1,943.5 1,162.55 1,656.05 1,356.32 1,550.0 1,419.47 1,892.6 1,172.49 1,672.11 1,367.91 1,563.3 1,433.23 1,910.9 1,168.39 1,674.05 1,363.13 1,557.8 1,434.89 1,913.1 1,156.34 1,655.79 1,349.08 1,541.78 1,419.25 1,892.3 1,162.43 1,662.15 1,356.18 1,549.9 1,424.69 1,899.5 1,137.51 1,627.62 1,327.11 1,516.6 1,395.09 1,860.1 1,174.83 1,671.08 1,370.65 1,566.4 1,432.35 1,909.7 1,158.07 1,656.28 1,351.09 1,544.0 1,419.67 1,892.8 1,153.88 1,646.97 1,346.21 1,538.5 1,411.68 1,882.2 1,177.63 1,677.95 1,373.92 1,570.17 1,438.23 1,917.6 1,210.53 1,715.35 1,412.30 1,614.0 1,470.29 1,960.3 1,185.03 1,683.97 1,382.54 1,580.0 1,443.40 1,924.5 1,152.52 1,673.27 1,344.62 1,536.6 1,434.23 1,912.3 1,179.39 1,682.67 1,375.96 1,572.5 1,442.29 1,923.0 1,154.76 1,647.18 1,347.23 1,539.6 1,411.86 1,882.4 1,168.78 1,710.13 1,363.59 1,558.3 1,465.82 1,954.4 1,157.19 1,681.19 1,350.07 1,542.9 1,441.01 1,921.3 1,159.27 1,655.90 1,352.49 1,545.6 1,419.33 1,892.4 1,160.51 1,672.98 1,353.95 1,547.3 1,433.98 1,911.9 1,163.79 1,667.06 1,357.77 1,551.72 1,428.91 1,905.2 1,193.23 1,726.98 1,392.12 1,590.9 1,480.27 1,973.6 1,179.61 1,688.00 1,376.23 1,572.8 1,446.85 1,929.1 1,152.37 1,646.20 1,344.45 1,536.4 1,411.02 1,881.3 1,174.97 1,686.57 1,370.82 1,566.6 1,445.63 1,927.5 1,187.11 1,661.99 1,384.98 1,582.8 1,424.56 1,899.4 1,182.07 1,698.54 1,379.10 1,576.0 1,455.89 1,941.1 1,157.43 1,738.36 1,350.35 1,543.0 1,490.02 1,986.6 1,160.99 1,658.15 1,354.51 1,547.9 1,421.27 1,895.0 1,147.63 1,654.60 1,338.91 1,530.17 1,418.22 1,890.9 1,161.01 1,668.99 1,354.52 1,548.0 1,430.55 1,907.4 1,158.02 1,659.75 1,351.04 1,544.0 1,422.64 1,896.8 1,164.23 1,687.40 1,358.28 1,552.3 1,446.34 1,928.4 1,193.59 1,704.67 1,392.54 1,591.4 1,461.14 1,948.1 1,178.15 1,679.59 1,374.52 1,570.8 1,439.65 1,919.5 1,165.09 1,662.65 1,359.28 1,553.4 1,425.12 1,900.1 1,182.65 1,754.14 1,379.77 1,576.8 1,503.54 2,004.7 1,150.03 1,642.28 1,341.71 1,533.3 1,407.66 1,876.8 1,217.45 1,760.46 1,420.38 1,623.2 1,508.96 2,011.9 1,173.12 1,678.74 1,368.65 1,564.1 1,438.91 1,918.5 1,200.71 1,730.28 1,400.84 1,600.9 1,483.09 1,977.4 1,143.67 1,634.97 1,334.29 1,524.8 1,401.40 1,868.5 1,136.63 1,629.00 1,326.08 1,515.5 1,396.28 1,861.7 1,394.36 1,626.76 1,859.1 1,349.41 1,574.31 1,799.2

Parish Requirement

93 2,106.41 2,489.40 79 1,723.43 2,111.40 2,580.59 3,049.81 78 2,111.71 2,495.67 14 1,727.77 2,115.16 2,585.19 3,055.24 41 2,118.08 2,503.19 80 1,732.98 2,124.91 2,597.11 3,069.32 80 2,141.99 2,531.45 36 1,752.54 2,177.29 2,661.13 3,144.98 60 2,149.96 2,540.86 57 1,759.06 2,164.02 2,644.91 3,125.81 34 2,098.73 2,480.33 66 1,717.15 2,114.62 2,584.53 3,054.46 85 2,199.81 2,599.78 58 1,799.85 2,186.54 2,672.43 3,158.34 06 2,131.34 2,518.86 62 1,743.83 2,129.20 2,602.35 3,075.52 31 2,149.57 2,540.40 97 1,758.74 2,149.85 2,627.59 3,105.35 85 2,142.05 2,531.52 18 1,752.59 2,152.34 2,630.63 3,108.94 8 1,734.52 2,119.96 2,505.42 32 2,128.87 2,601.95 3,075.04 90 2,131.12 2,518.60 58 1,743.65 2,137.04 2,611.93 3,086.84 68 2,085.45 2,464.63 12 1,706.28 2,092.64 2,557.66 3,022.71 44 2,153.87 2,545.49 79 1,762.26 2,148.52 2,625.96 3,103.42 09 2,123.13 2,509.16 88 1,737.11 2,129.50 2,602.72 3,075.95 50 2,115.45 2,500.09 23 1,730.83 2,117.52 2,588.07 3,058.65 7 1,766.46 2,159.00 2,551.55 64 2,157.35 2,636.75 3,116.18 4 1,815.81 2,219.32 2,622.84 38 2,205.44 2,695.53 3,185.64 03 2,172.56 2,567.57 53 1,777.55 2,165.10 2,646.23 3,127.37 69 2,112.96 2,497.14 30 1,728.79 2,151.34 2,629.41 3,107.50 51 2,162.22 2,555.35 04 1,769.09 2,163.43 2,644.19 3,124.96 68 2,117.07 2,501.99 47 1,732.15 2,117.79 2,588.40 3,059.04 37 2,142.77 2,532.37 42 1,753.18 2,198.73 2,687.33 3,175.95 92 2,121.53 2,507.27 34 1,735.80 2,161.52 2,641.85 3,122.20 69 2,125.33 2,511.76 44 1,738.91 2,129.00 2,602.10 3,075.23 5 1,740.78 2,127.61 2,514.46 97 2,150.97 2,628.96 3,106.96 2 1,745.70 2,133.63 2,521.57 20 2,143.36 2,619.66 3,095.97 97 2,187.60 2,585.35 68 1,789.86 2,220.40 2,713.82 3,207.25 81 2,162.63 2,555.84 13 1,769.43 2,170.28 2,652.56 3,134.86 49 2,112.69 2,496.82 35 1,728.57 2,116.53 2,586.86 3,057.22 63 2,154.12 2,545.79 50 1,762.47 2,168.44 2,650.31 3,132.20 81 2,176.38 2,572.09 41 1,780.68 2,136.84 2,611.69 3,086.55 09 2,167.14 2,561.17 18 1,773.12 2,183.83 2,669.12 3,154.43 024 2,121.97 2,507.79 69 1,736.16 2,235.03 2,731.70 3,228.38 9 1,741.50 2,128.49 2,515.50 02 2,131.90 2,605.65 3,079.42 17 2,103.99 2,486.54 95 1,721.45 2,127.33 2,600.06 3,072.82 01 2,128.52 2,515.53 40 1,741.52 2,145.83 2,622.67 3,099.54 02 2,123.04 2,509.06 85 1,737.04 2,133.96 2,608.17 3,082.39 30 2,134.42 2,522.50 45 1,746.35 2,169.51 2,651.62 3,133.74 45 2,188.26 2,586.13 18 1,790.40 2,191.71 2,678.75 3,165.81 86 2,159.94 2,552.66 52 1,767.23 2,159.47 2,639.35 3,119.24 45 2,136.00 2,524.37 15 1,747.64 2,137.68 2,612.71 3,087.77 86 2,168.19 2,562.41 71 1,773.98 2,255.31 2,756.48 3,257.68 37 2,108.39 2,491.74 87 1,725.05 2,111.49 2,580.70 3,049.94 27 2,232.00 2,637.83 94 1,826.19 2,263.44 2,766.42 3,269.42 16 2,150.73 2,541.77 54 1,759.69 2,158.37 2,638.00 3,117.65 94 2,201.30 2,601.54 45 1,801.07 2,224.64 2,719.00 3,213.38 89 2,096.73 2,477.96 53 1,715.51 2,102.10 2,569.23 3,036.37 50 2,083.82 2,462.70 70 1,704.95 2,094.42 2,559.84 3,025.28 14 2,091.54 2,556.32 3,021.12

2,024.11 2,473.91

2,923.71

G 2,872.38 3,519.00 2,879.61 3,525.27 2,888.29 3,541.52 2,920.89 3,628.82 2,931.76 3,606.70 2,861.91 3,524.37 2,999.74 3,644.23 2,906.38 3,548.67 2,931.23 3,583.08 2,920.98 3,587.23 2,890.86 3,548.12 2,906.08 3,561.73 2,843.79 3,487.73 2,937.09 3,580.87 2,895.18 3,549.17 2,884.71 3,529.20 2,944.09 3,595.58 3,026.34 3,675.73 2,962.58 3,608.50 2,881.31 3,585.57 2,948.48 3,605.72 2,886.91 3,529.65 2,921.96 3,664.55 2,892.99 3,602.53 2,898.18 3,548.33 2,901.29 3,584.95 2,909.49 3,572.27 2,983.09 3,700.67 2,949.04 3,617.13 2,880.94 3,527.55 2,937.44 3,614.07 2,967.79 3,561.40 2,955.19 3,639.72 2,893.59 3,725.05 2,902.49 3,553.17 2,869.08 3,545.55 2,902.53 3,576.38 2,895.06 3,556.60 2,910.58 3,615.85 2,983.99 3,652.85 2,945.38 3,599.12 2,912.73 3,562.80 2,956.63 3,758.85 2,875.08 3,519.15 3,043.64 3,772.40 2,932.81 3,597.28 3,001.78 3,707.73 2,859.18 3,503.50 2,841.58 3,490.70 3,485.90 3,373.52

2021/22

Annual Band D Parish charge 2020/21

Parish Requirement

3,446.86 4,222.80 1,648 1,648 19.86 3,455.54 4,230.32 5,313 5,313 23.62 3,465.96 4,249.82 4,015 3,820 33.37 3,505.08 4,354.58 40,925 28,314 85.75 3,518.12 4,328.04 36,504 29,060 72.48 3,434.30 4,229.24 2,000 2,000 23.08 see page 7 3,599.70 158,457 4,373.08 156,199 95.00 3,487.66 15,000 4,258.40 15,000 37.66 3,517.48 4,299.70 8,375 8,170 58.31 3,505.18 13,462 4,304.68 11,540 60.80 3,469.04 4,257.74 4,348 3,121 37.33 3,487.30 4,274.08 22,996 22,762 45.50 3,412.56 4,185.28 7,875 9,610 1.10 3,524.52 4,297.04 13,917 13,917 56.98 3,474.22 4,259.00 14,910 14,186 37.96 3,461.66 4,235.04 6,462 6,400 25.98 3,532.92 4,314.70 22,500 22,000 65.81 see page 7 3,631.62 4,410.88 263,798 248,866 113.90 3,555.10 4,330.20 11,420 11,548 73.56 3,457.58 4,302.68 9,726 9,184 59.80 3,538.18 4,326.86 44,496 43,778 71.89 3,464.30 4,235.58 4,033 4,158 26.25 3,506.36 4,397.46 15,811 7,326 107.19 3,471.60 4,323.04 14,000 14,000 69.98 3,477.82 4,258.00 3,547 3,547 37.46 3,481.56 4,301.94 15,218 14,169 59.43 3,491.40 4,286.72 13,843 13,188 51.82 3,579.72 4,440.80 93,500 93,500 128.86 3,538.86 4,340.56 11,573 11,324 78.74 3,457.14 4,233.06 5,077 5,022 24.99 3,524.94 4,336.88 21,006 21,006 76.90 3,561.36 4,273.68 15,502 15,597 45.30 3,546.24 4,367.66 13,555 12,975 92.29 3,472.32 4,470.06 42,359 36,859 143.49 3,483.00 4,263.80 20,937 20,574 40.36 3,442.90 4,254.66 10,208 9,509 35.79 3,483.04 4,291.66 7,075 6,875 54.29 3,474.08 4,267.92 23,697 21,016 42.42 3,492.70 4,339.02 15,248 10,028 77.97 3,580.80 4,383.42 20,141 20,878 100.17 3,534.46 4,318.94 17,174 17,087 67.93 3,495.28 4,275.36 12,881 12,881 46.14 3,547.96 4,510.62 14,400 13,080 163.77 3,450.10 4,222.98 2,546 2,771 19.95 3,652.38 4,526.88 137,395 131,034 171.90 3,519.38 4,316.74 23,866 23,646 66.83 3,602.14 4,449.28 16,423 15,497 133.10 3,431.02 4,204.20 497 427 10.56 3,409.90 4,188.84 35,139 19,407 2.88 4,183.08 4,048.22

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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 the discount 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 100% premium charge is added for properties empty for two years or more. This means an extra charge of 100% of the Council Tax (the Council Tax bill is doubled) will be payable, 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 27,232

Band B £40,001 to £52,000 Band C £52,001 to £68,000

8,008

Band

6,486

Band D £68,001 to £88,000

6,352

Band E £88,001 to £120,000

3,237

Band F £120,001 to £160,000

Generally, the higher the band, the higher the Council Tax payable. The relationship to band A is shown in the diagram below. A £ £1,396.28

x 1⅙ x 1⅓ x 1½ x 1⅚ x 2⅙ x 2½

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. Can I appeal against my property’s valuation band?

1,569

Band G £160,001 to £320,000

702

Band H Over £320,000

Total number of dwellings (as at November 2020) 53,643 (as at November 2019) 53,111

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) values domestic properties for council tax. This valuation is used to set your council tax band. You might need to contact the VOA if you think your council tax band is wrong. You can find out more about when you can challenge your band and what you need to do at gov.uk/challenge-council-tax-band. If you challenge your band, you must continue to pay council tax at your current band until your appeal is decided. You can contact the VOA at gov.uk/contact-voa. If you are unable to use the online service you can also contact the VOA on 03000 501 501 01909 533 533

Help to pay - Council Tax Council Tax Reduction (CTR) replaced Council Tax Benefit from April 2013 and each year since then, the Council has set a local discount scheme for working age people. The Government retained a national scheme for people of Pension age, which is means-tested. The local scheme is designed to assist those on very low incomes or out of-work benefits such as Jobseekers Allowance, Employment Support Allowance and also the new Universal Credit. It also supports those who have a severe disability. You can make a claim for council tax reduction online at www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/benefits . If you need help to claim or any advice on what you can claim, there are also links on the benefits pages to help you, including a benefit calculator. A full copy of the council’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme can be found on the above website and search for “Council Tax Reduction”.

Help and Advice For general benefits help and advice you can contact 01909 533 710. For help to arrange payment call 01909 533 234 or if you need to talk to one of our money advisors call 01909 533 744. ...or you can email at customer.services@bassetlaw.gov.uk or complete an enquiry form at www.bassetlaw.gov.uk

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Council Tax Reduction - What is changing? For 2021/22, the Council has decided not to make any fundamental changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme. However, due to the proposed increases in state benefits and allowances, we must increase the income levels in each income band for working age people, so where possible, people stay in the same income band that their CTR was calculated in last year. If you are of pension-age, these changes do not affect you as your CTR is calculated on a Government set scheme and won’t be changing. How will the new scheme work? We add together the net weekly income of yourself and your partner (if you have one). Then we apply any deductions we call disregarded income. The disregarded income types have not changed from the previous scheme, (for example child benefit, child maintenance and some disability benefits are disregarded). There is no means-test calculation, it is a straight forward discount as shown in the table below: Income Claim Group of band Pensioner Pension-age (prescribed scheme) means-tested

Discount

95%

Max. 100%

Vulnerable (severely disabled)

Households in receipt of passported benefits or maximum Universal Credit with income less than £81.15 per week

88%

Weekly income £81.16 to £181.91

65%

Weekly income £181.92 to £241.20

45%

Weekly income £241.21 to £329.64

25%

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