We base our income banded scheme values on your net income as shown in the table below. Each year we increase the values by September Retail Price Index % (RPI%), rounded to the nearest £5.
The income bands for our 2024/25 CTS scheme are:
| Discount | Passported |
Single Income Band £ |
Couples Income Band £ |
Family with 1 child £ |
Family with 2+ Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 100% | Relevant benefit | 0.00 to 100.00 | 0.00 to 150.00 | 0.00 to 240.00 | 0.00 to 325.00 |
| Band 2 90% | N/A | 100.01 to 150.00 | 150.01 to 205.00 | 240.01 to 280.00 | 325.01 to 345.00 |
| Band 3 85% | N/A | 150.01 to 200.00 | 205.01 to 260.00 | 280.01 to 355.00 | 345.01 to 395.00 |
| Band 4 50% | N/A | 200.01 to 305.00 | 260.01 to 355.00 | 355.01 to 435.00 | 395.01 to 480.00 |
| Band 5 25% | N/A | 305.01 to 395.00 | 355.01 to 455.00 | 435.01 to 530.00 | 480.01 to 590.00 |
Information on our 2024 to 2025 CTS scheme and how these changes may affect you, click below:
When we work out entitlement to Council Tax Support, we do not take the following income into account:
We award CTS as a discount, based on household income and circumstances as follows:
You can see full details of the scheme at Council Tax Support banded scheme 2024/25 – (pdf, 2mb)