Policy paper

Statement of intent on up-rating for pensioners on Council Tax support

Statement of intent on amendments to the prescribed requirements regulations to up-rate the allowances, premia and non-dependant deductions for pensioners for 2014 to 2015.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Localising Council Tax support: statement of intent on up-rating for pensioners on Council Tax support

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As part of the government’s policy that pensioners should be protected under localised Council Tax support, certain premia, allowances and non-dependant deductions were set at the level they would have been under Council Tax benefit in 2013 to 2014. This document sets out the up-rate premia, allowances and non-dependant deductions, in respect of pensioners, for 2014 to 2015 and on an annual basis thereafter.

Published 6 September 2013