How will we work out your council tax support?
Working age claimants
The maximum amount of council tax support you can claim is 85% of your council tax liability after any other discounts have been applied. Depending on your circumstances this will reduce further if your income is above your Applicable Amount, or you have non dependant charges applied.
If you are receiving:
- Universal Credit and have no other income included in the calculation
- Jobseeker’s Allowance (income-based), Employment and Support Allowance (income related), or
- Your income is below your applicable amount, and
- You have no non-dependants.
You will be entitled to maximum council tax support which is 85% of your current Council Tax liability.
However if you don’t get any of the above mentioned benefits and your income is above your applicable amount, we will take 20p off the maximum council tax support for every £1.00 of your income that is over your applicable amount.
Pensionable age claimants
The maximum amount of council tax support you can claim if you are of pensionable age is 100%. Depending on your circumstances this will reduce further if your income is above your Applicable Amount.
If you are receiving:
- • Pension Credit Guarantee, or
- • Your income is below your Applicable Amount and
- • You have no non-dependants
You will be entitled to maximum council tax support (100% of your council tax liability for the current year).
However if you don’t get Pension Credit Guarantee and your income is above your Applicable Amount, we will take 20p off the maximum council tax support for every £1 of your income that is over your Applicable Amount.