Council looking to identify residents claiming single person tax discount they are no longer entitled to
Council checking on single discount The council gives 25% discount to more than 9,200 households where there is only one adult resident at the property, which totalled more than £3.1 million last year. The council now plans to compare its council tax information with other databases to identify cases where a discount is being claimed even though circumstances may have changed. Adrian Sibley, the Council’s Section 151 Officer, said: “We know that the majority of our residents will be claiming the discount honestly and legitimately; however, there are times where circumstances change and p...
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