Your Council Tax 2017/18 - 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.
1.7% 10.16% Key
4.17%
Parish Councils Notts Police Notts Fire & Rescue Service
9.06%
Bassetlaw District Council *Adult Social Care Notts County Council
3.52% 71.39%
*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 2017/18
Net Expenditure 2017/18
£
£
Previous year Net Expenditure 2016/17 £
610,100
157,900
143,800
413,500
0
0
4,619,500
1,269,200
1,246,500
Finance, Property & Revenue
37,652,300
3,075,700
2,884,600
Neighbourhoods
11,749,000
7,028,600
7,094,500
Regeneration
6,405,700
3,393,400
3,609,900
Service Total
61,450,100
14,924,800
14,979,300
4,456,100
342,900
667,700
944,000
944,000
1,242,000
66,850,200
16,211,700
16,889,000
Other Budgets
Transfer to (+) from (-) reserves Budget Requirement
What are the significant changes? Bassetlaw’s planned expenditure for last year 2016/17 was £16,889,000. Significant changes are as shown in the table below Major changes between years Payroll inflation (including HMRC changes to NI Rate) Fees & Charges changes Reduced treasury management costs Review of charges between the Council and A1 Housing
£’ 000 558 -194 -246 -355
Efficiency savings (including contingencies and shared services)
-440
Sub Total This gives a total of £16,212,000 for 2017/18 (rounded)
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How does the £16,211,700 net expenditure requirement link to the Council Tax charge for 2017/18? 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 2017/18 is 33,916.77. Grants received by Bassetlaw deducted from Total net budget requirement
£
Total net budget requirement Less Grants received by Bassetlaw District Council: Revenue Support Grant (RSG) Retained Business Rates New Homes Bonus Grant Grants Received Council Tax Support Admin Grant Miscellaneous Government Grant Parish Councils and Charter Trustees Collection Fund surplus
16,211,700
477.98
- 1,190,700 - 5,958,800 - 1,632,800 - 455,000 -143,700 - 97,900 -1,038,100 -150,000
-35.11 -175.69 -48.14 -13.42 -4.24 -2.89 -30.61 -4.42
Total Grants and Income Net amount to raise from 2017/18 Council Tax receipts for Bassetlaw District Council Services only
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£ (shown as a Band D equivalent)
-10,667,000
5,544,700 (rounded)
163.48 (rounded)
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 budget requirements are for 2017/18 and add these together to arrive at a total we need to collect through Council Tax. Information about these services and their charges can be found on their websites, please see the links on page 7. Total Required
Total of Required £
£ %
(shown as a Band D equivalent)
Bassetlaw District Council
5,544,714
9.06%
163.48
Total Parish requirement (48 precepts)
1,038,127
1.70%
30.61
Nottinghamshire County Council
43,699,384
71.39%
1288.43
Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care
2,155,072
3.52%
63.54
Nottinghamshire Police & Commissioner 6,221,014
10.16%
183.42
4.17%
75.29
Combined Fire Authority
2,553,594
Council Tax requirement 2017/18
61,211,905
1,804.77
We divide the above total required (£61,211,905) by the total number of Band D equivalent chargeable dwellings known as the tax base. For 2017/18 this is 33,916.77, to reach a average band D charge of £1804.77. 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
Regeneration & Neighbourhoods
Business Rates Council Tax Housing Benefit
Communications Customer Services I.T. G.I.S.
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
Expenditure Less other income Precept
2016/17 £ 370,850 (164,825) 206,025
2017/18 £ 400,700 (187,740) 212,960
For further information email us at:eoharworthtowncouncil@hotmail.co.uk Budget of Carlton-in-Lindrick Parish Council How Carlton-in-Lindrick Parish Council have worked out their requirements from Council Tax
Expenditure Less other income Precept
2016/17 £ 176,210 (25,816) 150,394
2017/18 £ 166,510 (12,149) 154,361
For further information email us at:www.carlton-in-lindrickparishcouncil.org Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
0115 967 0880
Further information about services from Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue service is available at www.notts-fire.gov.uk
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner
0300 300 9999
Further information about services from Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioner is available at www.nottinghamshire.pcc.police.uk
Nottinghamshire County Council
0300 500 80 80
Further information about services from Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue service is available at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/counciltax
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Your Council Tax by Parish & Town 2017-18 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)
Other major preceptors for 2017 /18 are on page 7
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 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 Leverton with Habblesthorpe North and South Wheatley 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 2016/17
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A
B
C
1,148.95 1,195.01 1,151.84 1,198.13 1,155.31 1,201.52 1,168.35 1,215.18 1,172.70 1,219.80 1,144.76 1,193.68 1,199.89 1,246.10 1,162.55 1,208.19 1,172.49 1,218.16 1,168.39 1,214.82 1,156.34 1,203.39 1,162.43 1,209.66 1,137.51 1,183.64 1,174.83 1,220.75 1,158.07 1,204.46 1,153.88 1,200.09 1,177.63 1,222.35 1,210.53 1,256.23 1,185.03 1,213.79 1,152.52 1,213.55 1,179.39 1,225.60 1,154.76 1,201.27 1,168.78 1,214.15 1,157.19 1,203.94 1,159.27 1,207.28 1,160.51 1,206.72 1,163.79 1,210.84 1,193.23 1,247.88 1,179.61 1,227.02 1,152.37 1,198.48 1,174.97 1,220.43 1,187.11 1,233.12 1,182.07 1,230.92 1,157.43 1,204.27 1,160.99 1,207.64 1,147.63 1,205.54 1,161.01 1,209.33 1,158.02 1,204.74 1,164.23 1,217.48 1,193.59 1,244.94 1,178.15 1,223.81 1,165.09 1,214.15 1,182.65 1,227.88 1,195.68 1,150.03 1,263.76 1,217.45 1,220.24 1,173.12 1,266.25 1,200.71 1,189.90 1,143.67 1,183.72 1,136.63 1,182.77 1,136.56
1,340.45 1,394.18 1,343.83 1,397.82 1,347.88 1,401.78 1,363.09 1,417.72 1,368.16 1,423.10 1,335.57 1,392.63 1,399.89 1,453.79 1,356.32 1,409.56 1,367.91 1,421.18 1,363.13 1,417.29 1,349.08 1,403.96 1,356.18 1,411.27 1,327.11 1,380.91 1,370.65 1,424.21 1,351.09 1,405.20 1,346.21 1,400.11 1,373.92 1,426.08 1,412.30 1,465.60 1,382.54 1,416.09 1,344.62 1,415.81 1,375.96 1,429.86 1,347.23 1,401.48 1,363.59 1,416.51 1,350.07 1,404.60 1,352.49 1,408.50 1,353.95 1,407.85 1,357.77 1,412.65 1,392.12 1,455.87 1,376.23 1,431.53 1,344.45 1,398.23 1,370.82 1,423.84 1,384.98 1,438.65 1,379.10 1,436.07 1,350.35 1,404.98 1,354.51 1,408.91 1,338.91 1,406.47 1,354.52 1,410.89 1,351.04 1,405.54 1,358.28 1,420.39 1,392.54 1,452.44 1,374.52 1,427.78 1,359.28 1,416.51 1,379.77 1,432.53 1,394.97 1,341.71 1,474.39 1,420.38 1,423.61 1,368.65 1,477.29 1,400.84 1,388.21 1,334.29 1,381.01 1,326.08 1,379.90 1,326.00
1,531.93 1,593.35 1,535.78 1,597.51 1,540.41 1,602.03 1,557.80 1,620.25 1,563.60 1,626.40 1,526.34 1,591.58 1,599.85 1,661.47 1,550.06 1,610.92 1,563.31 1,624.21 1,557.85 1,619.76 1,541.78 1,604.52 1,549.90 1,612.88 1,516.68 1,578.19 1,566.44 1,627.67 1,544.09 1,605.95 1,538.50 1,600.12 1,570.17 1,629.80 1,614.04 1,674.98 1,580.03 1,618.39 1,536.69 1,618.07 1,572.51 1,634.13 1,539.68 1,601.70 1,558.37 1,618.87 1,542.92 1,605.26 1,545.69 1,609.71 1,547.35 1,608.97 1,551.72 1,614.46 1,590.97 1,663.85 1,572.81 1,636.03 1,536.49 1,597.98 1,566.63 1,627.24 1,582.81 1,644.17 1,576.09 1,641.23 1,543.24 1,605.70 1,547.99 1,610.19 1,530.17 1,607.39 1,548.01 1,612.44 1,544.02 1,606.33 1,552.30 1,623.31 1,591.45 1,659.93 1,570.86 1,631.75 1,553.45 1,618.87 1,576.86 1,637.18 1,594.25 1,533.37 1,685.02 1,623.27 1,626.99 1,564.16 1,688.34 1,600.94 1,586.53 1,524.89 1,578.30 1,515.50 1,577.03 1,515.41
D
E
F
G
H
1,723.43 1,792.52 1,727.77 1,797.20 1,732.98 1,802.29 1,752.54 1,822.78 1,759.06 1,829.70 1,717.15 1,790.53 1,799.85 1,869.16 1,743.83 1,812.29 1,758.74 1,827.24 1,752.59 1,822.23 1,734.52 1,805.09 1,743.65 1,814.49 1,706.28 1,775.46 1,762.26 1,831.13 1,737.11 1,806.69 1,730.83 1,800.14 1,766.46 1,833.53 1,815.81 1,884.35 1,777.55 1,820.69 1,728.79 1,820.33 1,769.09 1,838.40 1,732.15 1,801.91 1,753.18 1,821.23 1,735.80 1,805.92 1,738.91 1,810.93 1,740.78 1,810.09 1,745.70 1,816.27 1,789.86 1,871.83 1,769.43 1,840.54 1,728.57 1,797.73 1,762.47 1,830.65 1,780.68 1,849.69 1,773.12 1,846.38 1,736.16 1,806.41 1,741.50 1,811.46 1,721.45 1,808.32 1,741.52 1,814.00 1,737.04 1,807.12 1,746.35 1,826.22 1,790.40 1,867.42 1,767.23 1,835.72 1,747.64 1,821.23 1,773.98 1,841.83 1,793.53 1,725.05 1,895.65 1,826.19 1,830.36 1,759.69 1,899.38 1,801.07 1,784.85 1,715.51 1,775.59 1,704.95
2,106.41 2,190.86 2,111.71 2,196.58 2,118.08 2,202.80 2,141.99 2,227.84 2,149.96 2,236.30 2,098.73 2,188.43 2,199.81 2,284.53 2,131.34 2,215.02 2,149.57 2,233.30 2,142.05 2,227.17 2,119.96 2,206.22 2,131.12 2,217.71 2,085.45 2,170.01 2,153.87 2,238.05 2,123.13 2,208.18 2,115.45 2,200.17 2,159.00 2,240.98 2,219.32 2,303.10 2,172.56 2,225.29 2,112.96 2,224.85 2,162.22 2,246.94 2,117.07 2,202.34 2,142.77 2,225.95 2,121.53 2,207.24 2,125.33 2,213.36 2,127.61 2,212.33 2,133.63 2,219.89 2,187.60 2,287.79 2,162.63 2,249.55 2,112.69 2,197.23 2,154.12 2,237.46 2,176.38 2,260.73 2,167.14 2,256.69 2,121.97 2,207.84 2,128.49 2,214.01 2,103.99 2,210.17 2,128.52 2,217.11 2,123.04 2,208.70 2,134.42 2,232.05 2,188.26 2,282.40 2,159.94 2,243.66 2,136.00 2,225.95 2,168.19 2,251.13 2,192.09 2,108.39 2,316.91 2,232.00 2,237.11 2,150.73 2,321.47 2,201.30 2,181.49 2,096.73 2,170.17 2,083.82
2,489.40 2,589.20 2,495.67 2,595.96 2,503.19 2,603.31 2,531.45 2,632.91 2,540.86 2,642.90 2,480.33 2,586.33 2,599.78 2,699.90 2,518.86 2,617.76 2,540.40 2,639.35 2,531.52 2,632.11 2,505.42 2,607.36 2,518.60 2,620.93 2,464.63 2,564.56 2,545.49 2,644.97 2,509.16 2,609.67 2,500.09 2,600.21 2,551.55 2,648.44 2,622.84 2,721.84 2,567.57 2,629.89 2,497.14 2,629.37 2,555.35 2,655.47 2,501.99 2,602.76 2,532.37 2,630.67 2,507.27 2,608.56 2,511.76 2,615.79 2,514.46 2,614.58 2,521.57 2,623.51 2,585.35 2,703.76 2,555.84 2,658.56 2,496.82 2,596.73 2,545.79 2,644.28 2,572.09 2,671.78 2,561.17 2,667.00 2,507.79 2,609.26 2,515.50 2,616.56 2,486.54 2,612.02 2,515.53 2,620.23 2,509.06 2,610.29 2,522.50 2,637.88 2,586.13 2,697.39 2,552.66 2,651.60 2,524.37 2,630.67 2,562.41 2,660.43 2,590.66 2,491.74 2,738.17 2,637.83 2,643.86 2,541.77 2,743.55 2,601.54 2,578.12 2,477.96 2,564.75 2,462.70
2,872.38 2,987.53 2,879.61 2,995.33 2,888.29 3,003.81 2,920.89 3,037.96 2,931.76 3,049.50 2,861.91 2,984.21 2,999.74 3,115.26 2,906.38 3,020.48 2,931.23 3,045.40 2,920.98 3,037.05 2,890.86 3,008.48 2,906.08 3,024.15 2,843.79 2,959.10 2,937.09 3,051.88 2,895.18 3,011.15 2,884.71 3,000.23 2,944.09 3,055.88 3,026.34 3,140.58 2,962.58 3,034.48 2,881.31 3,033.88 2,948.48 3,064.00 2,886.91 3,003.18 2,921.96 3,035.38 2,892.99 3,009.86 2,898.18 3,018.21 2,901.29 3,016.81 2,909.49 3,027.11 2,983.09 3,119.71 2,949.04 3,067.56 2,880.94 2,996.21 2,937.44 3,051.08 2,967.79 3,082.81 2,955.19 3,077.30 2,893.59 3,010.68 2,902.49 3,019.10 2,869.08 3,013.86 2,902.53 3,023.33 2,895.06 3,011.86 2,910.58 3,043.70 2,983.99 3,112.36 2,945.38 3,059.53 2,912.73 3,035.38 2,956.63 3,069.71 2,989.21 2,875.08 3,159.41 3,043.64 3,050.60 2,932.81 3,165.63 3,001.78 2,974.75 2,859.18 2,959.31 2,841.58
3,446.86 3,585.04 3,455.54 3,594.40 3,465.96 3,604.58 3,505.08 3,645.56 3,518.12 3,659.40 3,434.30 3,581.06 3,599.70 3,738.32 3,487.66 3,624.58 3,517.48 3,654.48 3,505.18 3,644.46 3,469.04 3,610.18 3,487.30 3,628.98 3,412.56 3,550.92 3,524.52 3,662.26 3,474.22 3,613.38 3,461.66 3,600.28 3,532.92 3,667.06 3,631.62 3,768.70 3,555.10 3,641.38 3,457.58 3,640.66 3,538.18 3,676.80 3,464.30 3,603.82 3,506.36 3,642.46 3,471.60 3,611.84 3,477.82 3,621.86 3,481.56 3,620.18 3,491.40 3,632.54 3,579.72 3,743.66 3,538.86 3,681.08 3,457.14 3,595.46 3,524.94 3,661.30 3,561.36 3,699.38 3,546.24 3,692.76 3,472.32 3,612.82 3,483.00 3,622.92 3,442.90 3,616.64 3,483.04 3,628.00 3,474.08 3,614.24 3,492.70 3,652.44 3,580.80 3,734.84 3,534.46 3,671.44 3,495.28 3,642.46 3,547.96 3,683.66 3,587.06 3,450.10 3,791.30 3,652.38 3,660.72 3,519.38 3,798.76 3,602.14 3,569.70 3,431.02 3,551.18 3,409.90
1,774.16 1,704.85
2,168.42 2,083.70
2,562.68 2,462.56
2,956.93 2,841.41
3,548.32 3,409.70
Parish Requirement
Parish Requirement
2017/18
2016/17
1,509 5,202 3,284 23,213 26,934 1,600 154,361 15,000 7,600 10,564 3,650 19,473 8,768 13,377 11,650 6,128 20,533 212,960 7,375 7,247 38,437 3,429 6,859 6,219 3,448 9,097 11,393 70,000 9,200 4,729 19,560 20,006 9,750 8,984 18,509 7,650 5,253 14,768 10,195 18,138 15,026 12,408 5,755 2,353 95,400 19,889 14,110 484 16,650
1,500 5,090 3,144 22,454 25,936 1,200 150,394 15,000 7,600 10,158 3,399 18,307 9,412 13,051 11,650 6,224 20,150 206,025 11,300 3,654 36,650 3,369 7,021 5,844 3,176 8,682 10,850 60,000 8,852 4,685 19,560 20,011 8,946 8,448 17,900 3,560 4,779 14,355 8,000 16,500 15,192 11,023 5,755 2,393 93,493 19,203 10,677 471 1,133
Annual Band D Parish charge 18.36 23.04 28.13 48.62 55.54 16.37 95.00 38.13 53.08 48.07 30.93 40.33 1.30 56.97 32.53 25.98 59.37 110.19 46.53 46.17 64.24 27.75 47.07 31.76 36.77 35.93 42.11 97.67 66.38 23.57 56.49 75.53 72.22 32.25 37.30 34.16 39.84 32.96 52.06 93.26 61.56 47.07 67.67 19.37 121.49 56.20 125.22 10.69 1.43
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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 discount/premium apply for?
What happens after the discount period has expired?
Amount of discount/ charge
Dwelling must be unoccupied and unfurnished.
Up to 6 months.
No further discounts.
25% discount.
A full charge may apply.
25% uninhabitable discount.
A 50% premium charge applies after 2 years (see below).
No discount 100% charge.
Dwellings must be Up to 12 months. uninhabitable (in need of or undergoing major repair works to make it habitable).
Charges Dwelling remains No discount after 6 months. Full charge unoccupied and unfurnished after the payable. 6 month discounted period. Dwelling remains unoccupied and unfurnished for 2 years.
A 50% premium charge applies to the bill when a dwelling has been empty for 2 years.
The premium charge continues while the property remains empty.
No discount 150% charge.
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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 26,625 Generally, the higher the band, the higher the B and B Council Tax payable. The relationship to band A £40,001 for 2017/18 is shown in the diagram below. to £52,000 7,670 Band C For example, a band D pays 1½ times more than £52,001 to £68,000 6,215 a band A. The fractions shown above are set by the Government and do not change from year to B and D year. £68,001 to £88,000 5,987 Why is my house placed in a particular B and E Council Tax band? £88,001 to £120,000 3,043 The Government’s Valuation Office Agency Band F (VOA) has placed all homes in our area in one of £120,001 eight broad valuation bands. The valuation band to £160,000 1,458 is based on the market value of the dwelling in Band G 1991. These values and totals are shown in the £160,001 table opposite. to £320,000 675 Band H These ranges are fixed by the Government and Over £320,000 56 have not changed since the start of Council Total number of Tax in 1993. Bassetlaw District Council is not dwellings responsible for the valuations as this is done by (as at November 2016) the VOA. 51,729 (as at November 2015) You will need to appeal direct to the Valuation 51,368 Office if you think that your home is in the wrong band. Band
A £ £1,182.77
B
C
D
E
F
G
x 1⅙ x 1⅓ x 1½ x 1⅚ x 2⅙ x 2½
H
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Help to pay - Council Tax Reduction
Up to a Band C property
88%
Local Council Tax Reduction (CTR) replaced Council Tax Benefit from April 2013 as part of the Government’s Welfare Reforms. The new 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. A full copy of the Council’s 2017/18 Council Tax Reduction Scheme and how to claim it can be found on our website at http://www.bassetlaw.gov. uk/everything-else/benefits-information/council-tax-reduction.aspx
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What is staying the same from April 2017? The Council consulted widely on various options and agreed that the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2017/18 will: • Still provide a Maximum Council Tax Reduction up to 100% for people of pensionable age (no change to prescribed scheme) • Still provide a scheme for vulnerable adults (severely disabled) and other working age residents. •
The income disregards relating to earnings, Child Benefit, Maintenance, and certain disability-related benefits will remain the same, within the scheme. The savings/capital limit, per household, will also remain at £16,000.
What is changing from April 2017? The new Scheme is no longer fully funded by the Government and therefore the Council has considered its options very carefully to try to make the scheme and any changes, fair and transparent. In January, the Council agreed the following changes: •
A maximum Council Tax Reduction of 88% (previously 90%) of the amount liable (up to the equivalent of a band C property or below) for people of working age, (who are not considered to be within the vulnerable category).
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A maximum Council Tax Reduction of 95% (previously 100%) of the amount liable (up to the equivalent of a band C property) for people of working age who are considered to be within the vulnerable category ( ie, eligible for a severe disability premium).
• A maximum Council Tax Reduction of 100% of the amount liable, for people of pensionable age. You can pay your Council Tax over 12 instalments. If you do not have payment arrangements in place please contact the Council Tax Department or go online at https://selfservice.bassetlaw.gov.uk/ default.aspx to set up a direct debit. 01909 533 533 13
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