Calls for Council Tax Reduction to Apply to Thousands

State pensioners 'council tax cut' update as support surges to key threshold

A petition demanding a council tax cut for all state pensioners has been gaining support quickly - as new figures show the cost of living crisis is hitting older people

State pensioners 'council tax cut' update as support soars

Campaign is winning support and is close to a key threshold to get an official government answer on potential action

Calls for every pensioner aged 66 to get council tax discounts

The petition will be live until August 6 and is calling on the Government to legislate that pensioners should not have to spend 'a very significant percentage' of their income on council tax

Calls for council tax reduction to apply to thousands

An online petition is calling for everyone over the State Pension age to receive a discounted rate of council tax

New call for all people over State Pension age to get a Council Tax discount

An online petition is calling for State Pension incomes to be taken into account when calculating Council Tax bills.

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Plans 100% Council Tax Reduction: £1.75m Shortfall Looms

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is preparing to launch a public consultation on a bold plan that could restore 100% Council Tax Reduction (CTR) for the district’s lowest-income working-age residents — removing entirely the 25% minimum payment currently required under the local scheme. The proposal is being framed as a necessary step to reduce poverty, uncollectable debt, and administrative overhead. But it comes with a price: £1.75 million p…