Your Council Tax 2018/19 - 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.
1.68% 10.32% Key
4.10%
Parish Councils Notts Police Notts Fire & Rescue Service
8.90%
Bassetlaw District Council *Adult Social Care Notts County Council
4.79% 70.21%
*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 2018/19
Net Expenditure 2018/19
£
£
Previous year Net Expenditure 2017/18 £
593,800
501,300
157,900
386,600
155,100
0
4,226,900
2,490,700
1,269,200
32,242,800
2,888,200
3,075,700
Neighbourhoods
8,785,000
6,492,500
7,028,600
Regeneration
6,812,300
2,922,100
3,393,400
Service Total
53,047,400
15,449,900
14,924,800
7,448,700
225,900
342,900
612,600
612,600
944,000
61,108,700
16,288,400
16,211,700
Finance, Property & Revenue
Other Budgets
Transfer to (+) from (-) reserves Budget Requirement
This gives a total net requirement of £16,288,400 for 2018/19 (rounded)
What are the significant changes? Bassetlaw’s planned expenditure for last year 2017/18 was £16,211,700. Significant changes are as shown in the table below Major changes between years Payroll inflation (including Pay Award, Pensions, N.I. & Apprenticeship levy) Fees & Charges increases Increased expenditure (including General Data Protection Regulation and insurance premiums)
£’ 000 409 -253 131
Sub Total 77 This gives a total net requirement of £16,288,400 for 2018/19 (rounded) 01909 533 533 3
How does the £16,288,400 net expenditure requirement link to the Council Tax charge for 2018/19? 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 2018/19 is 34,231.95. 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
16,288,400
475.82
-734,000 - 6,573,900 - 1,208,600 - 677,000 -134,800 - 105,500 -1,087,200
-21.44 -192.04 -35.31 -19.78 -3.94 -3.08 -31.76
Total Grants and Income
-10,521,000
Net amount to raise from 2018/19 Council Tax receipts for Bassetlaw District Council Services only
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£ (shown as a Band D equivalent)
5,767,400 (rounded)
168.48 (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 2018/19 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 £
£ %
(shown as a Band D equivalent)
Bassetlaw District Council
5,767,400
8.90%
168.48
Total Parish requirement (48 precepts)
1,087,168
1.68%
31.76
Nottinghamshire County Council
45,489,127
70.21%
1328.85
Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care
3,100,730
4.79%
90.58
Nottinghamshire Police & Commissioner 6,688,581
10.32%
195.39
4.10%
77.51
Combined Fire Authority Council Tax requirement 2018/19
2,653,318 64,786,324
1,892.57
We divide the above total required (£64,786,324) by the total number of Band D equivalent chargeable dwellings known as the tax base. For 2018/19 this is 34,231.95 to reach a average band D charge of £1892.57. 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
Expenditure Less other income Precept
2018/19 £ 418,769 (198,355) 220,414
2017/18 £ 400,700 (187,740) 212,960
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
Expenditure Less other income Precept
2018/19 £ 180,470 (25,187) 155,283
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
0115 844 5998
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 County Council is available at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/counciltax
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Your Council Tax by Parish & Town 2018-19 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 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 2017/18
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A
B
C
1,148.95 1,253.18 1,151.84 1,256.09 1,155.31 1,259.29 1,168.35 1,273.92 1,172.70 1,278.00 1,144.76 1,254.17 1,199.89 1,303.83 1,162.55 1,266.20 1,172.49 1,275.53 1,168.39 1,272.93 1,156.34 1,254.45 1,162.43 1,268.57 1,137.51 1,241.41 1,174.83 1,279.32 1,158.07 1,261.80 1,153.88 1,257.86 1,177.63 1,280.86 1,210.53 1,314.71 1,185.03 1,274.95 1,152.52 1,272.30 1,179.39 1,283.38 1,154.76 1,259.03 1,168.78 1,270.67 1,157.19 1,262.57 1,159.27 1,265.03 1,160.51 1,264.49 1,163.79 1,270.33 1,193.23 1,315.24 1,179.61 1,286.82 1,152.37 1,256.17 1,174.97 1,280.26 1,187.11 1,288.87 1,182.07 1,292.57 1,157.43 1,288.59 1,160.99 1,265.91 1,147.63 1,263.05 1,161.01 1,267.87 1,158.02 1,265.75 1,164.23 1,275.15 1,193.59 1,305.69 1,178.15 1,285.36 1,165.09 1,273.49 1,182.65 1,298.75 1,150.03 1,253.76 1,217.45 1,323.07 1,173.12 1,278.84 1,200.71 1,324.20 1,143.67 1,247.64 1,136.63 1,241.49 1,240.54 1,182.77
1,340.45 1,462.05 1,343.83 1,465.44 1,347.88 1,469.18 1,363.09 1,486.24 1,368.16 1,491.00 1,335.57 1,463.21 1,399.89 1,521.14 1,356.32 1,477.24 1,367.91 1,488.12 1,363.13 1,485.09 1,349.08 1,463.52 1,356.18 1,480.01 1,327.11 1,448.31 1,370.65 1,492.54 1,351.09 1,472.10 1,346.21 1,467.51 1,373.92 1,494.34 1,412.30 1,533.84 1,382.54 1,487.44 1,344.62 1,484.35 1,375.96 1,497.28 1,347.23 1,468.88 1,363.59 1,482.46 1,350.07 1,473.01 1,352.49 1,475.87 1,353.95 1,475.25 1,357.77 1,482.06 1,392.12 1,534.45 1,376.23 1,501.29 1,344.45 1,465.53 1,370.82 1,493.64 1,384.98 1,503.68 1,379.10 1,508.01 1,350.35 1,503.36 1,354.51 1,476.89 1,338.91 1,473.56 1,354.52 1,479.18 1,351.04 1,476.72 1,358.28 1,487.68 1,392.54 1,523.31 1,374.52 1,499.59 1,359.28 1,485.74 1,379.77 1,515.21 1,341.71 1,462.72 1,420.38 1,543.59 1,368.65 1,491.98 1,400.84 1,544.90 1,334.29 1,455.58 1,326.08 1,448.40 1,447.30 1,379.90
1,531.93 1,670.91 1,535.78 1,674.79 1,540.41 1,679.06 1,557.80 1,698.57 1,563.60 1,704.01 1,526.34 1,672.24 1,599.85 1,738.45 1,550.06 1,688.27 1,563.31 1,700.71 1,557.85 1,697.25 1,541.78 1,672.60 1,549.90 1,691.44 1,516.68 1,655.22 1,566.44 1,705.77 1,544.09 1,682.41 1,538.50 1,677.15 1,570.17 1,707.82 1,614.04 1,752.96 1,580.03 1,699.94 1,536.69 1,696.41 1,572.51 1,711.18 1,539.68 1,678.72 1,558.37 1,694.24 1,542.92 1,683.44 1,545.69 1,686.71 1,547.35 1,686.00 1,551.72 1,693.78 1,590.97 1,753.66 1,572.81 1,715.77 1,536.49 1,674.90 1,566.63 1,707.02 1,582.81 1,718.50 1,576.09 1,723.44 1,543.24 1,718.13 1,547.99 1,687.88 1,530.17 1,684.07 1,548.01 1,690.50 1,544.02 1,687.68 1,552.30 1,700.21 1,591.45 1,740.93 1,570.86 1,713.82 1,553.45 1,697.99 1,576.86 1,731.67 1,533.37 1,671.69 1,623.27 1,764.10 1,564.16 1,705.13 1,600.94 1,765.61 1,524.89 1,663.53 1,515.50 1,655.32 1,654.06 1,577.03
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D
E
F
G
H
1,723.43 1,879.77 1,727.77 1,884.13 1,732.98 1,888.94 1,752.54 1,910.88 1,759.06 1,917.00 1,717.15 1,881.26 1,799.85 1,955.75 1,743.83 1,899.30 1,758.74 1,913.29 1,752.59 1,909.40 1,734.52 1,881.67 1,743.65 1,902.86 1,706.28 1,862.11 1,762.26 1,918.98 1,737.11 1,892.70 1,730.83 1,886.79 1,766.46 1,921.29 1,815.81 1,972.07 1,777.55 1,912.42 1,728.79 1,908.45 1,769.09 1,925.07 1,732.15 1,888.55 1,753.18 1,906.01 1,735.80 1,893.86 1,738.91 1,897.54 1,740.78 1,896.74 1,745.70 1,905.50 1,789.86 1,972.86 1,769.43 1,930.23 1,728.57 1,884.25 1,762.47 1,920.39 1,780.68 1,933.30 1,773.12 1,938.86 1,736.16 1,932.89 1,741.50 1,898.86 1,721.45 1,894.57 1,741.52 1,901.80 1,737.04 1,898.63 1,746.35 1,912.73 1,790.40 1,958.54 1,767.23 1,928.04 1,747.64 1,910.23 1,773.98 1,948.12 1,725.05 1,880.64 1,826.19 1,984.61 1,759.69 1,918.26 1,801.07 1,986.30 1,715.51 1,871.46 1,704.95 1,862.23 1,860.81 1,774.16
2,106.41 2,297.49 2,111.71 2,302.82 2,118.08 2,308.70 2,141.99 2,335.52 2,149.96 2,343.00 2,098.73 2,299.31 2,199.81 2,390.36 2,131.34 2,321.36 2,149.57 2,338.46 2,142.05 2,333.71 2,119.96 2,299.82 2,131.12 2,325.71 2,085.45 2,275.91 2,153.87 2,345.42 2,123.13 2,313.30 2,115.45 2,306.07 2,159.00 2,348.24 2,219.32 2,410.30 2,172.56 2,337.40 2,112.96 2,332.55 2,162.22 2,352.86 2,117.07 2,308.22 2,142.77 2,329.56 2,121.53 2,314.71 2,125.33 2,319.21 2,127.61 2,318.23 2,133.63 2,328.94 2,187.60 2,411.27 2,162.63 2,359.17 2,112.69 2,302.97 2,154.12 2,347.14 2,176.38 2,362.92 2,167.14 2,369.71 2,121.97 2,362.42 2,128.49 2,320.83 2,103.99 2,315.58 2,128.52 2,324.42 2,123.04 2,320.54 2,134.42 2,337.78 2,188.26 2,393.77 2,159.94 2,356.49 2,136.00 2,334.72 2,168.19 2,381.03 2,108.39 2,298.56 2,232.00 2,425.63 2,150.73 2,344.54 2,201.30 2,427.70 2,096.73 2,287.34 2,083.82 2,276.06 2,274.32 2,168.42
2,489.40 2,715.23 2,495.67 2,721.52 2,503.19 2,728.47 2,531.45 2,760.16 2,540.86 2,769.00 2,480.33 2,717.38 2,599.78 2,824.98 2,518.86 2,743.44 2,540.40 2,763.64 2,531.52 2,758.03 2,505.42 2,717.97 2,518.60 2,748.58 2,464.63 2,689.72 2,545.49 2,771.86 2,509.16 2,733.90 2,500.09 2,725.37 2,551.55 2,775.20 2,622.84 2,848.55 2,567.57 2,762.39 2,497.14 2,756.65 2,555.35 2,780.66 2,501.99 2,727.91 2,532.37 2,753.13 2,507.27 2,735.58 2,511.76 2,740.89 2,514.46 2,739.74 2,521.57 2,752.39 2,585.35 2,849.69 2,555.84 2,788.11 2,496.82 2,721.70 2,545.79 2,773.90 2,572.09 2,792.55 2,561.17 2,800.58 2,507.79 2,791.96 2,515.50 2,742.80 2,486.54 2,736.60 2,515.53 2,747.05 2,509.06 2,742.47 2,522.50 2,762.84 2,586.13 2,829.01 2,552.66 2,784.95 2,524.37 2,759.22 2,562.41 2,813.95 2,491.74 2,716.48 2,637.83 2,866.66 2,541.77 2,770.82 2,601.54 2,869.10 2,477.96 2,703.22 2,462.70 2,689.89 2,687.84 2,562.68
2,872.38 3,132.95 2,879.61 3,140.22 2,888.29 3,148.23 2,920.89 3,184.80 2,931.76 3,195.00 2,861.91 3,135.43 2,999.74 3,259.58 2,906.38 3,165.50 2,931.23 3,188.82 2,920.98 3,182.33 2,890.86 3,136.12 2,906.08 3,171.43 2,843.79 3,103.52 2,937.09 3,198.30 2,895.18 3,154.50 2,884.71 3,144.65 2,944.09 3,202.15 3,026.34 3,286.78 2,962.58 3,187.37 2,881.31 3,180.75 2,948.48 3,208.45 2,886.91 3,147.58 2,921.96 3,176.68 2,892.99 3,156.43 2,898.18 3,162.57 2,901.29 3,161.23 2,909.49 3,175.83 2,983.09 3,288.10 2,949.04 3,217.05 2,880.94 3,140.42 2,937.44 3,200.65 2,967.79 3,222.17 2,955.19 3,231.43 2,893.59 3,221.48 2,902.49 3,164.77 2,869.08 3,157.62 2,902.53 3,169.67 2,895.06 3,164.38 2,910.58 3,187.88 2,983.99 3,264.23 2,945.38 3,213.40 2,912.73 3,183.72 2,956.63 3,246.87 2,875.08 3,134.40 3,043.64 3,307.68 2,932.81 3,197.10 3,001.78 3,310.50 2,859.18 3,119.10 2,841.58 3,103.72 3,101.35 2,956.93
3,446.86 3,759.54 3,455.54 3,768.26 3,465.96 3,777.88 3,505.08 3,821.76 3,518.12 3,834.00 3,434.30 3,762.52 3,599.70 3,911.50 3,487.66 3,798.60 3,517.48 3,826.58 3,505.18 3,818.80 3,469.04 3,763.34 3,487.30 3,805.72 3,412.56 3,724.22 3,524.52 3,837.96 3,474.22 3,785.40 3,461.66 3,773.58 3,532.92 3,842.58 3,631.62 3,944.14 3,555.10 3,824.84 3,457.58 3,816.90 3,538.18 3,850.14 3,464.30 3,777.10 3,506.36 3,812.02 3,471.60 3,787.72 3,477.82 3,795.08 3,481.56 3,793.48 3,491.40 3,811.00 3,579.72 3,945.72 3,538.86 3,860.46 3,457.14 3,768.50 3,524.94 3,840.78 3,561.36 3,866.60 3,546.24 3,877.72 3,472.32 3,865.78 3,483.00 3,797.72 3,442.90 3,789.14 3,483.04 3,803.60 3,474.08 3,797.26 3,492.70 3,825.46 3,580.80 3,917.08 3,534.46 3,856.08 3,495.28 3,820.46 3,547.96 3,896.24 3,450.10 3,761.28 3,652.38 3,969.22 3,519.38 3,836.52 3,602.14 3,972.60 3,431.02 3,742.92 3,409.90 3,724.46 3,721.62 3,548.32
Parish Requirement
Parish Requirement
2018/19
2017/18
1,551 5,244 3,281 23,883 27,361 1,800 155,283 15,000 7,600 10,670 2,482 20,057 8,912 13,779 11,650 6,217 21,000 220,414 8,101 7,465 38,527 3,450 6,838 6,520 3,468 9,036 11,962 82,000 9,590 4,756 20,000 19,781 10,684 20,170 19,064 7,800 5,379 17,072 9,996 18,972 16,796 12,956 7,465 2,345 98,692 20,402 14,558 489 16,650
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
Annual Band D Parish charge 18.96 23.32 28.13 50.07 56.19 20.45 94.94 38.49 52.48 48.59 20.86 42.05 1.30 58.17 31.89 25.98 60.48 111.26 51.61 47.64 64.26 27.74 45.20 33.05 36.73 35.93 44.69 112.05 69.42 23.44 59.58 72.49 78.05 72.08 38.05 33.76 40.99 37.82 51.92 97.73 67.23 49.42 87.31 19.83 123.80 57.45 125.49 10.65 1.42
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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 26,726 Generally, the higher the band, the higher the Band B Council Tax payable. The relationship to band A £40,001 is shown in the diagram below. to £52,000 7,730 Band C For example, a band D pays 1½ times more than £52,001 to £68,000 6,272 a band A. The fractions shown above are set by the Government and do not change from year to Band D year. £68,001 to £88,000 6,041 Why is my house placed in a particular Band E Council Tax band? £88,001 to £120,000 3,085 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 1,481 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 57 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 2017) the VOA. 52,067 (as at November 2016) You will need to appeal direct to the Valuation 51,729 Office if you think that your home is in the wrong band. Band
A £ £1,240.54
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
U B a n d p to a C pro per t y
8 8%
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. 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. You can make a claim for council tax reduction online at www.bassetlaw.gov.uk A full copy of the Council’s 2018/19 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 12
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Council Tax Reduction What is changing? This year, the Council 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. For 2018/19 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. The Government have made a change to the Prescribed scheme. This limits the allowances and premiums for CTR qualifiers who fall into this scheme and limits the child allowances within the calculation to a maximum of two children. This will not affect existing claims as it will only apply to new claims from 1st April 2018 or those who have a break in entitlement of more than one benefit week, after that date. The above scheme will remain in place until 31st March 2019. Consultation on changes for the 2019/20 scheme The Council will be looking at the changes it may need to make to the on-going CTR Scheme from April 2019, during 2018 and will be fully consulting with council tax payers on any proposals it is considering. 01909 533 533
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