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Re: Regarding discretionary council tax and other council tax discounts for recipients of benefits.

Please include the following information for the following years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26

• Total amount spent on discretionary council tax relief per year

• Total number of applications received by the council for discretionary council tax relief? Please break it down by

o Successful

o Unsuccessful

o Pending

• Provide the number of successful applications for 100% council tax relief due to the discretionary council tax relief

• Provide a list of all other council tax discount schemes that apply to people on benefits.

o Provide a breakdown of the number of successful applications per alternative benefit pathway resulting in council tax discounts

? Provide separately the number of successful applications per alternative benefit pathway for 100% council tax relief.

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Please include the following information for the following years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26

• Total amount spent on discretionary council tax relief per year

2021/22 – Not available

2022/23: Not available

2023/24: £490.15

2024/25: £852.77

2025/26: £6308.92

• Total number of applications received by the council for discretionary council tax relief? Please break it down by

2021/22 – Not available

2022/23: Not available

2023/24: 9 applications. 1 successful

2024/25: 13 applications. 1 successful

2025/26: 20 applications. 3 Successful

• Provide a list of all other council tax discount schemes that apply to people on benefits.

All Council Tax discounts and reductions can be found online at www.merthyr.gov.uk