Council Tax information letter 4/2024: Pension-age Council Tax Reduction applicants and Universal Credit
Sets out billing authorities’ discretionary powers to mitigate the impact where a pension-age council tax support applicant becomes ineligible for that support during the remainder of financial year 2024-25 as a result of migrating to Universal Credit.
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The government has made a set of Ministerial Directions to allow billing authorities - at no net cost - to use their discretionary powers during the remainder of 2024 to 2025 to ensure that pension age applicants for council tax reduction do not lose support as a result of migrating to Universal Credit as part of the closure of Working Tax Credit.
The cost of other discretionary discounts provided under section 13A(1)(c) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 must continue to be borne by the billing authority.