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Record Ref : FOI 12282
Date Received : 21/07/2026
Date Completed : 10/08/2026
Organisation : Marchong Research
Application Type : Company
Category : Council Tax Contributions
Question
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.
Answer
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