The Labour Party has refused to rule out scrapping the 25% council tax discount for single occupiers, piling pressure onto widows, divorcees, single parents and other people who live alone.
As it stands at the moment, people who live alone or who are the only adult in their household get a 25% ‘single occupier’ discount on their council tax bill.According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the discount currently reduces the average Band D council tax bill by about £543 per year.
This leaves single dwellers still paying significantly more for council services per person than people who live as a couple or in a multi-adult household.
Responding to a question in the House of Commons last week, the deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner refused to rule out scrapping the discount for people who are the only adult living in their home.
According to the latest figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, a total of 8.39 million households in England received the discount in 2023. The data shows just over a third (34%) of all households in the country would be affected if the discount was ditched. More of this article (your money.com) - link - image (The Osborn) - link - (more like this (mental health) - link
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